My take: Gather intel on the area (neighborhoods, tenant demand, property management), have a game plan for your numbers (cash flow, maintenance reserves), and adapt as you go.

My game plan is to buy & hold MFH to build my portfolio off appreciation due to cashflow home seems so hard for me in my market 

This would be our second duplex house hack, and while it's been a great investment, the neighbor our current duplex is located in is not the worst, but not the greatest either, especially when it comes to school district.

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Blockchain - Ingenious and a game changing technology. 

Banks definitely serve their purpose for traditional loans, but when speed and adaptability are key, private lenders can be a game-changer.

With the election over and the New year approaching ,its a waiting game for that extra 1/2 or full point to come down.

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Feels like the most straightforward plan to get from point A to point B and sometimes it pays to KISSAcknowledging that I don't know all the numbers you are working with, but if each deal costs an extra $3k-$5k, but because of the efficiency of DSCR loans and the ability to ignore your DTI, you could maybe squeeze an extra deal or two a year in? I

You can use apps to scan receipts and keep expenses separated, and Amex even has that technology built in.  I