You also may want to look into the HELOC method in hacking your mortgage down in a quick ammount of time.  

If you have positive cash flow, the money is coming from the tenant, so this method of analysis, or most other typical methods of financial analysis, isn't valid here.

., but I was just wondering from my Bigger Pockets family if there is anything SPECIFICALLY that has helped you take large steps towards the direction you want to go with REI and your own personal careers?

The units rent pretty fast and no one else in the market has this.However I considered taking it a step further and that was strongly discouraged by my wife..

We have 19 accuired 19 doors using the BRRRR method mostly. 4 duplexes and the rest are SFH's.

Congratulations on taking your first steps to owning rental properties.

Buying real estate with this method offers asset protection, creditor protection, and even a means to buy your retirement home ahead of time.

It takes too long and it is too annoying and too much work.All the deals I get (and they are quite a lot) fall in my lap without much effort.Everyone can do this as long as they step up.

I know that you probably want to have all your ducks in a row but you are wasting time trying to figure out step 4 before you have done steps one through three.

Also, look into the HELOC method of paying down your mortgage.