The more you know about your investor’s objectives, the more useful you can be in tailoring your efforts to help achieve them.4.

One way to  achieve this is to make certain your purchase is sufficiently below market (i.e. distressed property or situation) and you are able to force additional appreciation on your purchases allowing you to refinance at a valuation sufficiently higher than your purchase that you get pull all your initial capital back out.

My biggest achievement thus far is being able to pull a property out of condemned status (very long process but persistence pays!).  

Cash flow is better achieved through buying lower end properties.

On later properties I would like to achieve allot lower ltv.  

Coming from Vancouver BC Canada, I know first hand what insanely hot looks like (see articles recently about folks lining up for DAYS to buy pre-sale condos!)

I'm here to learn and achieve.  

This is my first “blog/forum” and will help me achieve my goal of sharing more experiences and information through blogging.

I've been through 2 refinances and gotten 1 new loan in the past 12 months and I've seen first hand how difficult it is to get financing today.

I'd also recommend reaching out to others in your area privately, you'll find you can achieve your goals a lot quicker through more connections.