I prefer to maximise my leverage, 100% when possible, with a large accessible cash reserve.

Hi, I  bought my home(Bayonne, NJ) around Dec 12 ,2016, tax for 1st quarter 2017 was already paid by previous owner, so I paid that amount in closing of home then for the remaining 3 quarters I paid via Escrow account later as part of mortgage installment. so when I got 1098 for year 2017 from my mortgage company it includes taxes for 3 quarters only, not the 1st quarter.so I how to get 1098 for 1st quarter of 2017                     also I have paid all taxes for entire year of 2018 in advance directly to city hall in Dec 2017 due to various news/rumors about federal tax changes on property taxes, so how I will get 1098 for year 2018 and when I can claim that, in 2017 or 2018, when I advance paid tax city hall have accessed for 2 quarters only, so paid twice of whatever they accessed for two quarter...Thanks

the challenge of course is going to be to find the right replacements and fit into the identification calendar as well as the potential nightmare for funding approval given the moving pieces.If that proves daunting you could also think about buying one or two properties for cash and then refinancing them immediately after the 1031 to access the money for the next two.And yet another option that a lot of our clients are choosing these days is to separate the cash and debt as a form of defensive investing. 

Only brokers have access to COSTAR. 

That way your monthly mortgage (and the interest you are paying) doesn't increase but you access to the equity in your home (some banks are giving up to 95% LTV).

The side I'll be living in is in need of a total upgrade, which is a 3 bed, 1.75 bath, EIK, huge living room, and access to the third floor and attic.  

The side I'll be living in is in need of a total upgrade, which is a 3 bed, 1.75 bath, EIK, huge living room, and access to the third floor and attic.

I think my lender's logic is that he can drop the rate when he has access to more options other than limited in-house products. 

The article made me stop and examine if I was really working on my business or in my business.

So i believe now just start putting money up front making them really nice and bulletproof to continue moving forward and stop me from holding me back.