The way I see it, I pay a little more than my monthly payment that is due to pay off the loan quicker.

@Gina Dovel surround yourself with good people and you will reach you goals quicker and easier.Frank

The problem with going for $150K house is that it "eats" up your buying power a lot quicker than a $50K house when you are just starting out.I think you have to gain some momentum at first and then as you gain traction as a landlord funding gets a little easier.

I have emailed the persons who posted the ads and I am curious is there an effective strategy or email template that could get the seller who placed the ad respond or respond quicker or more positively?

However, I often think that I could buy more houses and fix them quicker to rent out if I had a partner, but in the grand scheme of things, partners just complicate things.

After I finished and applied online, I believe my response from TREC was within a day or two, quicker than expected.  

You're still benefiting from small inflationary policies and building your net worth much quicker than you could with most other investments.  

If you are tight on cash, or don't have infinite, you'll most likely find that connecting and leveraging HML will help you grow quicker and down the line you may want to keep more of those deals in house.

There are tons of diamonds in this coal mine, just got to react quicker than the next man.

That’s not a bad place to be and having that excess cash flow will help you progress in your real estate business quicker.