After acquiring 8 rentals that were cash flowing well, I shifted to larger down payments on 15 year notes on rentals 9-12.

A certain line was said by Obama, something along the lines of "they paid their debt to society".Which kinda rings hollow.

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My wife and I are in the process of shifting our investing market from WA to the North Georgia area (primarily the Buford/Gainesville/Hoschton triangle). 

Old plumbing can go anytime and can be costly to re-pipe, old electrical wiring or sub-panel can be expensive to replace, roof at end of life, HVAC end of life, Water heater end of life, exterior siding, insulation on older houses can also be non-existent or in need of replacement, foundation can shift or crack and needs attention.

There's no place for racism or the like in a humane society.

Since we bought this note process have gone up considerably on NPN's,  we shifted to performing but, unless you are doing your own direct mail a LOT of what you will see is other peoples scratch and dent inventory and is marked up.  

I will definitely do extra shifts at work to fund my future rentals. 

Because the housing market in my area is super inflated, I've shifted my focus more toward out of state MFH and MHPs.

I would guess that more people starting off utilize the 30 year loan because the payments are lower but that shifts as folks build their portfolios and change or evolve their strategies..