Depending on your long term financing objectives you could also think about HELOC which is a cheap ready source of cash but won't let you borrow as much and will have variable but cheap rates, or collateral based loan which may have higher rates and short terms.  

I see that you have time to make the objection - that's good.Do you really need to buy 2 different properties at the same (or close) time?

Would lenders possibly object?

Do your tenants object?

Ugh...sorry about that.What could they possibly have to object to the the TAR contract?

In fact, if CF is the primary objective with disregard to equity retention or appreciation, this style of investing may be the most lucrative.As to why several houses are safer than one – Multiple Revenue Streams.

In aggregate one could argue the effects are positive (and for which it's likely on objective answer really exists - it kind of depends on your political and social philosophy), but at the micro level you get a lot of the winners and losers, and where your position as a winner or loser is dictated more by specific sets of circumstances rather than your "role" as say a property owner, landlord, tenant, forclosee, etc.If you're not paying your mortgage and you happened to have gotten it through Chase which securitized it and it's subsequently been resold multiple times and now no one can get to all the right paperwork to foreclose on you, you win!

Three other individuals have since asked me to consult with them with the object of raising capital.

Without a crystal-clear understanding of your investment objectives (size, scope, term, return, etc.), you will never be able to make an informed decision about which market(s) to invest in.

I find myself getting shiny object syndrome and wanted to go after every new idea I read in a blog post or see on the podcast.