Ideally if you could 100% finance all properties you would be at maximum return on each with the property being the only income generating factor.For many investors the hardest concept to grasp (many never do) is that investment properties have two income generating streams.

But ideally, you wouldn't NEED a private (hard) money Lender, but rather - a conventional (lower interest) investment mortgage. eg.

Think like your ideal renter... what would they like (think what your customer wants...).  

What is an "ideal" wholesale deal to one investor, may not be for another.

But I don't know if it's pride on my part, I try to take a "stance of power" anytime I deal with these jokers nowI don't even want to tell them "I'll hear them" or "I'll try to work with them" and get taken advantage of again....I'm more inclined to say, "the sheriff will be seeing you and we're going to court, if you want to work it out to dismiss you can call me"Let me know your thoughts...

We are not the realtors that set up our clients on auto searches from the MLS - everything is hand picked and sent out specifically....after it has been analyzed!

Ideally in five years, we'll have five or so properties and enough income from them to live on and husband can manage (maybe) while I continue freelancing (the portable and most favorite of my three jobs) and our kids go to school in America.

It'd be ideal to work with a buyer's agent who knows what they're talking about when it comes to multi-family properties, not the traditional single family agent.

A combination of marketing is ideal!

Not ideal but I based my ballpark estimate on these.