I and my wife paid off all debt and save up our emergency fund, we got our finances in control and are now looking to start investing.  

Commercial lenders will primarily review the commercial project to make sure the property cash flows and can support the debt.

Three years later appreciation has given me an additional $70,000 in equity, my tenants have paid down my debt $10,000 on top of that.

They provide financial literacy through classes as well as reoccurring support for customers/students.

My wife, Morgan, actually got us started on this financial freedom kick (kudos to her!).  

Also, depending on your income and debt, it may be difficult to qualify for your new purchase until you actually have someone on a lease occupying your old home.  

Looking to get into REI for the cash flow to diversify my income streams and get to financial independence quicker.

I have 24 units and I am trying to set up on Quickbooks because it gives more financial reports.

Several separators besides experience is connections and relationship w/brokers to get better deals,  financial might to get larger deals and scale their operations, clustering strategies to further reduce risks and costs, etc.  

I've been reading up on 1031 exchanges and I've been a little hung up on the replacement of debt and mortgage boot.