As an investor, they enable you to collect unpaid taxes PLUS the applicable interest rate which varies depending on your location.

The ongoing cash flow from the property enables a carry even if all fails.

this has enabled me to have up to 4 projects going at one time.   

This will enable me to step back a little more from the day to day operations and focus mainly on the acquisitions aspect.

@Brandon Crumpton - Great question and @John Thedford summed it up nicely.Yes, it's a double edged sword that enables you to take massive leaps forward and risks or can be utilized to the point where you overextend yourself and then being unable to sleep well at nights.Use leverage wisely and you will benefit from it's advantages positively.

The sheer fact that I have spent this many years and made this many posts enabled me to grow with BP and as such, BP has been a HUGE part of my success in RE.

To enable the option of individual sale (though we don't plan to do so), we need to do a short plat. 

Unfortunately well meaning parents enable the behavior.

Now, something to keep in mind, is you only have a certain amount of entitlement (what enables you to do 0% down on a VA) with which to use.  

Since they are on the same parcel that essentially enables you to rent/own both in one.