You'll pull mortgage records for the last X amount of days, and look for regular people's names versus say Wells Fargo. 

Having a regular job provides a ton of benefits unless you just totally hate it.

I understand this situation would apply only to people who can't deduct passive activity losses against their regular income, but I have to imagine that's a very large group on Bigger Pockets.

Many investors plan on refinancing on a somewhat regular schedule, based on the performance of the property, resetting the 20 or 25 year amortization period every time.

I received another promotion and was going to be making 80k a year with overtime but I hated my job and the cold weather.

I'd like to thank everyone who regularly contributes to these forums.

I would be much more focused on getting a really solid 4 unit with little or no deferred maintenance in an area where you can get great tenants and maybe increase the rents regularly than I would on whether it generates a little positive cash flow with only 3 units rented.How much have you spent in rent while searching for the perfect deal?

,Since W2 employees get taxed BEFORE they get their money, you're kind of up a tree on this one.You'd do better to find a way to pay yourself from your deals thru an S-Corp so you can control how much of it is actually salary (earned income) versus dividend (regular income).

I will be attending the Investor Underground meetup on a regular basis so if you're also a regular, please let me know so we can meet in person.Feel free to message me.

Hi everyone,Can anyone recommend a proven and reputable real estate agent in the Bay Area who works regularly with investors?