I am totally new to this lifestyle but when i was considering buying a single family home I thought "why not have someone help pay the mortgage and minimize the costs of home ownership" by doing a owner/occupied setup (while the unit is not vacant anyways which I know a 10% vacancy rate at least needs to be factored in).

of all people is going crazy over the fees charged for mutual funds and all of there derivatives https://www.tonyrobbins.com/wealth-lifestyle/how-m...http://www.forbes.com/2011/04/04/real-cost-mutual-...personally:I use one WL for a bank to buy real estate notes and pay off bills and shatter my OC home interest to turn a 30 mort into 5 years paid in fullI use the other WL & IUL for Max cash Value for income for life  so when I am 65 I should have over 1 million in cash value that if I wanted to could pull out all at once on my 65 birthday(or at anytime)  for free!

I'm having to talk to my now retired and elderly mother about her spending habits and how unreasonable it is that she doesn't want to give up even an inch of her lifestyle even though it could leave her broke and hurting in the end.

Simply owning an asset doesn't pay for my lifestyle and give me the freedom most people get into this business looking to achieve.

It's back and forth, and just a life style... 100% agree with you!

It is up to each investor to decide what the best investment options are based on their individual goals taking into consideration experience, time availability, risk tolerance, scalability, lifestyle, etc.Can I frame your summary of this thread to hang on my wall? 

You have to grab, eat, taste, and live life today, because chances are today you will be healthier and more energetic than 10 years from now.

In Phoenix the median home price is $250k so a large number of units isn’t an option when you’re targeting Class A&B.I’ve been very deliberate about my approach because it has to fit my lifestyle.

Im living the lifestyle I want to live, no 9-5  job, and the only headache I have is the wife telling me I should do more deals as I never work anyway (according to her). you want to be efficient go for it.

Too many of my peers make six figures and have almost no savings, because of their lifestyle choices.