Having two solid paid off investments is more than enough, and I'd argue that it is even a better play for most people than continuing to scale and scale for the sake of scaling.  

I have truly realized how realtors play an invaluable piece of this puzzle I am trying to put together. 

Hey Matthew - Rates can vary depending on the specific scenario—things like property value, LTV, cash flow, credit score, and whether or not you want to buy down the rate with points all play a role.

I've tried many different strategies, and all have turned out average...economy of scale and systems & processes play a key role in long-term success.

Broker will end up paying, if Saurabh Patel plays his cards right.

You get blocked by carriers then expect your personal phones to be shut down.You don't have to using a service like Launch Control or the others...Only with the google play app do you have to use a personal phone number and I haven't used that number in 1 1/2 year.The anti spam things the networks are doing are pretty difficult to get around I can see why that SMS platform threw in the towel and has you using your real phone number.  

This is where the power of leverage comes into play.

I guess I always played it safe because of the security blanket it offered me.

I'm also finding that a single large repair can wipe out a whole year of income, making me wonder if cheaper cashflowing properties is the right play. 

So you have 25k to play with right now, not 40k.