Have also watched a few YouTube videos and will continue watching the channel's older videos as I also read the books. 

I actually yes, I calculated the slipt with my brokerage, not at 60/40 but at 70/30%, good to know the 60/40.My plan would be to work initially with an agent and split the commission of the purchase, so I can gain the experience of buying my own home with the support of a current agent.

The typical number is 4 for most banks (if you have high enough income to support it), but if you work with an investor focused mortgage broker they can likely get you more using B lenders and monolines.

It's from the unspoken agreement between politicians, their base and cancel rent supporters that every landlord is a Jew, so is just getting what they deserve for being greedy if property rights are stripped and they're kept from having their day in court. 

She's had a good stable job for 15 years and her financials are ok but really only good with the child support that will be due her.

And if there are no higher end comps, perhaps your market does not support higher rents. 

I'm probably just going to keep the communication channels as open as I can, and encourage them to send whatever they can as they have some extra money.   

But if you need to charge $2,500/mo for your new units, then you will likely struggle to hit market occupancy, since you need incomes of about $90k to support these rents.

Does population and job growth support the growth? 

Do you know if it less expensive when contractors are framing for for the brick wall since it is not a lid bearing or supporting wall?