Although maybe not a comfortable thing maybe also consider buying a home with an accessory unit or living in one unit of a multifamily.

As your scale, and you get more comfortable - you will see yourself weaning off the visits.

Make sure your very comfortable with and have a monthly payment goal in mind before approval. 

One thing I found interesting in the book is when he talks about not scaling fast enough because your in your comfort zone.

I’m happy to say that I feel comfortable investing there now.

I am comfortably able to double the amount I pay on my principal each month and still save a nice chunk at the same time as I want to buy another property in the next few years.

One thing I found interesting in the book is when he talks about not scaling fast enough because your in your comfort zone.

This not only maximizes the value we're putting into the properties but hedges against the potential of property values going down. 

They want a deal that works for them if your loan fails so they have to be comfortable with the market value of the properties, which is why they're able to do a rough assessment when considering what to bring into their portfolio.

which means unit 2 has to just rely on the electric windows units for comfort?