Would you elect to put a large portion of pay into this IUL which will hopefully build cash value and I could loan against to invest in RE or would you elect not to participate and opt for higher taxes out of your paycheck but have a higher state pension amount in the end which could mean less money for RE investments?

If you plan on selling them down the road I believe it would be best to keep them separate, as if you were to get one loan on all of them, selling one at a time would be much more costly and time consuming, however, if you are going to get 8 residential loans you will have to be able to debt service for all of the loans.

Beyond that, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will come out on Wednesday (3/10).

I’ve been consuming them right and left since… Where I am currently at is: The Richest Man in Babylon – George S.

The data and calculators will tell you one story but the consumers may give you a different perception.

Second, it's very time consuming to coordinate someone walking thru 100 units when they don't know if you're going to make a reasonable offer and be able to deliver on it.  

If not, here’s some more info on Adverse Action notices and what they should include:FTC: USING CONSUMER REPORTS: WHAT LANDLORDS NEED TO KNOWRental Rejection Letter: 3 Sample Forms for Landlords

DON'T BE STUPID and build up a bunch of consumer debt, because that will put you down in a hole.Shoot me a message if you got any  other questions. 

But there are risks, that a residential consumer loan would not have.

When you do decide to make your first hire, I recommend it be a Virtual Assistant, have him/her do all the admin tasks that are time consuming.