With some help from my principal broker, helping me fill my funnel and bringing me in on his business to help put my valuation experience to use, I switched to full-time not long after!

I don't think investors understand that in many foreclosure situations they are going to lose interest for sure and principal ( very common). the thought that 20 or 25% equity is enough coverage to alleviate a loss does not play out very often in a foreclosure situation.

But if I needed it to pay for itself I'd be divesting and probably losing 30-60k of principal besides right now.

Principal pay down on that loan won’t cover you 10k roof or HVAC replacement etc.

Was my original thought.Fast forward 5 years and now I had $200,000 in equity between market appreciation and principal pay down.

But what about if you want to lay extra towards principal every month.

The difference is that she is receiving a cash flow from the properties that she will plow into additional houses, just like Bob Safe, but she also has a mortgage payment before cash flow that is enhancing her net worth through principal paydown.

Only $4K in principal yet $8.5K in interest.

You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.

So if hit 3 out of 4 - appreciation, principal pay down and tax benefits that was acceptable to me.