I picked up another duplex for my personal portfolio that will bring me to 14 doors.

However, there are some surplus lines carriers who write master policy programs for residential real estate portfolios who don't inspect homes in person at all, but just do a desktop inspection while underwriting. 

You would then periodically pull the ap up and "swipe left of swipe right" for business or personal trips.

can you share a link of the listing?

It is more of what fits you and your personality and what gets you excited.

Personally I think it would be foolish to just invest trying to get tax write-offs as the primary benefit of your portfolio.

@Matthew Sarro - Thanks for sharing your journey—it's clear you've got a solid foundation with your experience in REITs and hard money loans.

A bank will not go above 75% typically so you have no ability to borrower or maybe get out $20kIn this environment with high prices and rates - I personally don’t think it makes sense to borrower for a down payment as you are just over leveraging with multiple sources of loans.

Your Realtor will be your go to person the entire time.

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