As long as all involved know the rules of the game and play accordingly. :-) 

As long as I'm the only one buying stuff, Excel is fine, and I find it easier to categorize stuff and navigate quickly. 

Between the two structures, the Solo 401k is generally preferred as long as eligibility can be established.

From what I've read on the forums, banks don't really care if you don't actually live there as long as you make the payments.

As long as the property meets minimum property standards (safety, wood rot, roof) you should be good to go.  

Some people describe this as who pays the commission, hosts or guests, but as long as you understand before setting rates, it does not matter.VRBO charges higher commission (but again you can compensate for that by set the rates differently.)AirBNB will refund guest without your consent, and can be very inconsistent in doing so, depending on what agent answered the phone.

Even if you go with a 3.5% FHA loan, buying is better than not buying as long as you rent out rooms while living in the home.

As long as the numbers meet that investors criteria, I agree that is a great first/second property to tackle!

I would like to start picking up larger tracts of raw land- as long as the property cashflows with 20-30% down the purchase price doesn’t really matter.

@Tim Swierczek is a lender and investor and can provide more a more thorough assessment.FYI, not exactly…..The “10mortgaged properties” rule for Fannie/Freddie is for Any type of mortgages on 10 properties, not just Fannie/Freddie….so portfolio, private, whatever all count toward the 10.This rule does Not apply to FHA, it doesn’t matter how many mortgaged properties you have as long as you will occupy and don’t already have an fha, you can qualify.