And keep on reading and learning.One more tip, if this is your primary residence you may be able to qualify for an FHA loan and put a small down payment versus your typical 20%+.Good luck and Happy Investing,Mike

In the end, I felt it was a bigger hassle putting all of my information in a different format for him to file versus doing it myself. 

I celebrated the 6th anniversary of my 29th birthday back in May... have a wife and 4 kids... about $200k in student loan debt... and own 4 multifamily properties (well, the bank might have a say in that "own" word).The stock market versus real estate question doesn't have a right answer, the question is what works for you.  

He looks and says I know you'd make more money doing that versus passing it off right?  

I was also told that you can close a deal without using either by issuing a quick claim deed.  Will you guys please shed some light on this subject?

Corporate national tenants will pay the most for It versus mom and pop.

I would probably be looking at turnkey solutions, or using my property manager / realtor in San Antonio, who has served me well.I am most interested in hearing opinions about the benefits of holding my current position longer / forever versus exchanging for cheaper multiple units in another market with less potential appreciation (Cashflow vs.

There's nothing like presenting this professional looking spreadsheet to investors versus a simple flyer.Thanks for this valuable tool!

I would suggest you figure out what your comfort level of stress is and figure out what how much debt you want to be holding versus your savings.

I would wager that in Travis county for Austin it may be different than in Dallas county, Dallas or in Bexar county for san antonio.