Most investors let the tenants pay down the mortgage and use extra money for their down payment on their next rental.  

I hired Jenny Yi to design our latest STR in person, she demanded that I pay the full amount of her services upfront, $7,500, which I thought was strange as we are used to paying half upfront and half once it's completed, but proceeded anyway because a couple of people recommended her.

This extra road frontage now also qualifies my property to be able to be legally converted into a triplex from a duplex.

If appreciation is slow and steady, and no extra liquidity is available, the basic fundamentals of personal finance do catch up to this investor.

We will both keep our W2 employment for the near future just looking into getting an extra income or make our retirement easier.

Class C and D areas/properties will always cash flow better on paper, but on paper things like extra repairs, turnover, evictions and such are often not taken into account. 

Charge extra for an ESA.

Unless you are planning on investing in your back yard and have extra time to spend, getting a good PM is very important.  

Personally, I’ve probably purchased 20 properties subject to; maybe half residential and half commercial.  

Hey, if you get married you'll be able to shield an extra $250k in capital gains!!