Everything else I have is free and clear, including vehicles and the home I live in currently.I am assuming that it would be easier to finance homes if I could show rental history for 12 months, including showing cash reserves available for repairs, vacancies, etc.I would strongly consider selling/renting my existing home after having the first couple of properties working for me.  

How about putting assets in life insurance and retirement vehicles?

It's a great savings vehicle.

The previous authors were correct the 1031 will require a TIC style vehicle and many syndicators will not consider it. 

2) Change your vehicle not your lifestyle, this is why the market crashed. vehicles and lifestyles were changed.3) why would you want to limit your buying power in a down market, this is when Occ.

Figure out what you have money, time, knowledge and leverage them into the best investment vehicle.

Hindsight is the only 20/20 vehicle.

Those on demand companies can let you bring in income pretty quick ... seems as long as you have a clean background they'll hire you .. but I've also heard from people that drive Uber that they often don't make much more than min wage after paying for gas and vehicle expenses .

The biggest writer of these abominations of housing finance vehicles was Golden West, which was bought by Wachovia, which was then absorbed into WFC.

Some even require 1 mil. commercial auto on every vehicle that will be on the property.