I intend on owner occupying for 1 to 4 years, pending on using HomeFlex Cash Assistance and any other life events. 

Performance as NOI .  3. performance as movement to personal life goals.What I'm hearing at first blush is that Number one has been great to date. 

It has made life a lot easier.  

I may be biased but it's going to be where I continue to invest for the rest of my life.

What a great background Lindsay and it sounds like you know where your passion is in life. 

Thanks @Jack Butala - it was more nerve wracking to type this intro from behind a screen than it is in real life to me! 

On the other hand some sellers are fine collecting payments for 20 or 30 years. they know the money will be coming in for the rest of their life. 

The shelf life of most appliances runs 10 to 15 years so I typically start my capex relatively low and then as my appliances age slowly raise it.

Harv Eker — 'If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard.

That bothers me so much, because I really like to KNOW exactly what I’m committing to...I agree that all children TRULY need is love, but both my mom and my husband’s mom have already passed away (fairly young both from cancer), so we’re both acutely aware that time is always precious and no one knows what the future brings, so we’re all about love-filled, family adventures and giving our son real-world experiences while we’re all young and healthy, and can truly experience everything this world/life have to offer (instead of assuming we’ll have time later and then it doesn’t happen).