The combined value of these properties are around $600k.Thanks!

That's a combined 81k for 3,800 in monthly rent.I haven't been looking long (1 month maybe), but so far the best cash flow I've seen is a potential 115k for $2,300 rent in central wisconsin.

What it found is that unleveraged residential properties outperformed everything else on a risk-adjusted basis in both the historic and modern eras.

I have a combination of both , and basically if half are vacant all my bills are still paid at the end of the month .

There are people way smarter than me and you combined that still don't have a clue what's going to happen next. 

Yes obviously we need to get paid BUT we more than make up for it by comping a lot of things that other lenders cannot + combine that with specials that the bank might cover or throw in for us since we do a lot of business and at the end of the day our client usually 9 times out of 10 gets a way better deal overall, better rate, better closing costs by waiving certain fee's if we can, etc etc. 

When searching the country for strong real estate markets, we look for a combination of job growth, population growth, and affordability.

I don’t know why anyone should if they educate themselves first and especially combined with a mentor.As far as how long you wait to get everything just right with your credit is up to you but if you want the fast track you could have a lot of properties by then by applying yourself and taking action.

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If anyone looks hard enough, there's probably a perfect lender/borrower combination for every deal, assuming both are sensible.