It's also important to keep in mind that every additional rental property you own is another potential source for legal trouble, so if you grow to a certain size(and Terrell might be approaching that size), it's almost inevitable that some tenant will get a valid reason(such as falling through a porch you didn't know was rotten) to sue you over a 10 year period.

I’ve found traditional duplexes difficult to find, but a home about that size would range anywhere from 700k and up.

I wish I were, but I’m just waiting for my employer to relocate me to a less expensive area than New Jersey so that I can finally owner-occupy a home instead of renting.

I've been employed with a small start up company for just over a year where we do short term luxury rentals in Denver.

Bank loans, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, IRAs, 401ks, car loans, insurance companies, cruise ships, credit cards, ez pass, doctors and hospitals, drivers licenses, colleges, high schools, not to forget gun shops, google, ATT, Verizon, Comcast, Amazon, airlines, CIA, IRS, FBI, TSA, Homeland security, Target and Home Depot data breaches, security clearances, car dealerships, title companies, accountant, employers, landlords, credit bureaus, payroll companies, golf and tennis clubs, business clubs, volunteers at schools/churches, Russians and Chinese, etc. it’s more of a question as to who doesn’t have it as I see it.

They act like over size children

As a professional you should have the ability to find employment else where, preferably some where less expensive, and relocate.

I recently acquired a decent size Flex Asset in the PHX market, we are in the last phase of leasing it up, and have quite a few requests from investors to get in on the deal. 

First off real estate is not a "job" but more of a career .you are an independent contractor, basically self employed, What you put into it you get out of it, you do not draw a wage or a salary , you are paid a commission, you get paid when a property closes. lets say you sell a property for 300,000 and the commission is 18,000.

That's interesting I will run that by my CPA  .. loaning money is ordinary income the tax deferment at least what I read is for dividends and cap gains.. did not see anything about getting out of ordinary income or self employement tax..