Personally, I like having a place to lay my head at night that is under no one's control but my own (putting gov't issues like taxes aside for the moment).Being Asperger's, I'm not a socialite, to say the least, but I'd want to have a place to invite folks where they'd comfortable.

My guess would be that if your able to find 4 to 6 deals, more will just show up because your working your plan.Real Estate is a great way to build wealth.... put your head down and just work your bank account will thanks you.Chris is a great example of that, he is a good man. 

Does this cause anyone to revise their assessment of where the real estate market may be headed next year?

I’ve also virtually been able to join in Hilton Head Island’s REIA in the past and hoping to be there in person now that I’ve relocated to the area. :)

This is my first time working with a contractor so in my head I feel like it should have been completed.Yes the work was a lot and the mold set us back.

Just off the top of my head going out 50 years on a residential loan will result in such a minuscule principal reduction each month that it would be essentially back to the days of interest only loans.  

that makes a lot of sense. in my head i was trying to keep that separate from getting tied up with new investments.

Eventually after you do a few you won't have to rely on your spreadsheets as much because you'll know the numbers off the top of your head.  

Installed new shower doors in both bathrooms and updated shower heads.

@Dave Charron That’s pretty much hitting the nail on the head I want to use OPM, to invest.