@Tom R.Would you rather have a real estate portfolio or a perfect credit score

I told him eventually I'd like to explore portfolio loan once I get a few more properties and he acted like we should be able to figure something out.

Contributions to the 401k may preserve the 20% deductionHow big a portfolio do you intend to grow?

My long term goal would be to partner up with someone who would want to continue doing deals together and build up a portfolio of rental properties.Please feel free to reach out if you want to discuss anything mentioned above.

Portfolio lenders?

Throughout these 10 years, I would also love to begin building my own portfolio, hopefully by starting with a partnership (let me prove what I know by analyzing  potential deals and pushing them to closure as said above), and then by heading an entire acquisition from pre-entry to exit.I'm really excited to connect and speak with you all!

They hold their own portfolio of loans.

This means that potentially, with the right portfolio of rentals, you can make $200k a year flipping a few houses and not pay any tax on it if your rentals are generating enough on-paper losses. 

Our hope while traveling the country for the next year or so is to connect with other investors  and develop a real estate business/portfolio that supports the simple, yet adventurous, lifestyle that we want to live while also helping others to do the same.  

We are looking for strong relationships moving forward in various markets that can allow for mutual success as we continue to expand our portfolio.