Both scenarios are great so you can't wrong unless you start negative cash-flowing on a property.

This post is for seasoned investors.You are starting out and do not have a mortgage, yet.   

This is off topic but can some tell me how to start a topic in this forum? 

We are starting our business, and we will love to buy our first investment property in Detroit.

I have served across the U.S. and overseas, developing expertise in strategic mission planning, operational leadership, crisis management and strengthening global partnerships.I am now eager to meet and collab orate with business professionals to start building my real estate portfolio.

I feel it’s better to start building the foundation early. 

I had a HF offer me $25 million to start, and would go up to around $200 million for buying houses to hold.

Or do you find a lender first, explain what you’re trying to do, and then start submitting offers?  

But why not try earlier and start gaining some income outside of our W2! 

Starting out, I had a list given to me by my realtor at the Short Term Shop.