An expert you are not sir not by any means or you would have chosen your words with more wisdom.

Your mix will vary depending on goals and risks.I had 50% in stocks over the past 10 years, and enjoyed the bull run.Now it is 70% in REI, 24% in equities/bonds/ETFs, 5% in Silver/Bullion, 1% crypto.

For instance in Washington state they seem to have really chosen dumpy depressed areas which will be a challenge ti take advantage of; while here in neighboring Oregon they have designated some very mixed areas that seem to provide some real juicy opportunities for tax advantages.

This way, you can bump up the value of the property so you're stacking more than $425/mo by next year while still building credit (if you've chosen this route of purchase), *and* cash flowing for a spell.

@Scott Marshall I used to base the name of the LLC on the property it was meant to contain.However I found over time, that I sometimes needed an LLC for a different purpose, and then I started to wish I'd chosen more generic names.

I'm new to these forums and hoped to ask my first question - for those that have already reached their goals of financial independence, or are are getting close and making plans, I'm curious to hear where you have chosen to live and locate your primary residence or where you're eyeing to do so? 

Hi Martin,All these questions are going to depend on your chosen bank or credit union.

I'm currently a software engineer at Snapchat working on embedded systems and I also am a partner w/ some friends at a crypto fund doing ICO investing. 

I have chosen these windows almost purely on cost and availability from the home store I frequent.The first deal was sold as a flip, so long term reliability wasn't that high on the list.

Without know your goals, I can't say any one is better than the other.I've chosen to live and invest in Dayton deliberately.