any advice on paying mortgage off or faster With a standard mortgage, your monthly payment will remain the same for the life of the loan.

If the tenant is truly struggling due to a life event, the sooner we can work together to get her somewhere she can afford (and not have an eviction or negative credit report on record), the better for all.

I think the biggest mistake that people make, is thinking that investing in STR´s is some totally different style of real estate. 

What’s exciting about your journey is that NYC has so many unique opportunities—you’re not just buying a place; you’re investing in a lifestyle.

I'm great at reading people - that comes with playing millions of poker hands in my life - if my gut tells me things do not sound right then I pull away.But a scammer has to expose himself/herself because they don't wanna hang around forever.

Here's the link to join the discussion group (note: This isn't my group; I'm just a lurker there).Then there's also another, even more active, group for STL-style investments (locally known as Alojamente Local): AL English.

Back in the world of 3% rates, you could get a HELOC instead of the primary mortgage and lower your daily balance and cut down the life of the loan significantly.  

I want to utilize my arbitrage to obviously use for my personal life but also to create a hefty fund for investment properties later on the line. 

I'd say the logical paradigm in the question is a bit off.CRE includes everything from airports to golf courses to hospitals to campgrounds.So saying "residential versus commercial" is like saying "bacon versus plant life."

Most important thing is gaining enough knowledge to be able to purchase properties that's going to add value to the next few years of my life and my kids