Or something else.Also the power, water, etc. numbers are obviously too round to be accurate. 

I want to buy a house for myself in the next year, I’m worried that taking on the debt of these apartments will reduce my buying power.

Keep us posted and more power to you!

If these homes are fairly large, a younger relative might be overwhelmed    with the expense of maintaining a larger home.  3.

She is incredibly good at what she does, and will do everything in her power to get you the best deals on the market for your business model.2.

Knowledge is truly power!

I've put a slide together that uses exact figures from two multifamily investments that hopefully will illustrate the power of the tax savings.  

Will a property management company will have more tools and power then me if tenant doesn't pay? 

In the latter scenario, you don't cash out the investment property to repay the primary cash out; rather, you cash out the investment property to buy another investment property.One more thing to keep in mind - when a heloc and the market turns, the bank can reduce the balance of the line, reducing your purchasing power.

Those tenants tend to not have the staying power of investment grade credit rates tenants backed by thousands of locations with the lease.You really need a very experienced commercial retail broker/retail attorney/ or both helping with the process.An investment grade tenant might be 30 to 35% down, interest rate fixed for 10 years in the high 3's, with a 30 year amortization.