With smart leverage, you can acquire more units sooner, which should translate to higher positive cashflow.

@Chris Thomas We ask ourselves the same question all the time... but at the end of the day we are pretty conservative people and have seen many people in our lives lose it all (including my parents while I was a teen) so we really don't think its smart for us personally to put all our eggs in one basket.

@Jesse Fernandez, It's a smart question, and it's the essence of the balancing act you have to decide on as an MF investor.

In my opinion there's a lot of ways to grow and many of them are safe if you're smart about it. 

We discuss the considerations when investing out-of-state.I think you're making smart moves by building strong local relationships, as a key step in your process.

Which would be the smart move for me a Franchise or Indie Firm?

He's a smart guy.

I assume it would have very little effect on the space-time continuum and significant effect on our quest for financial independence 😁I know a smart guy who just moved into his own 4-plex in North Columbus and might be a great connection for you.

I use a Schlage Smart Connect Z Wave lock.

Fascinating topic and I think this is super smart!