Acquire the business owner mindset now by doing and giving your future earnings purpose.

And knowing that there's no future returns or tax breaks to be had.Currently in North Dallas, I'm thinking about buying a house closer to work (Downtown Dallas) but anything even remotely decent is 35% and more of my monthly earnings.

For us it was better to keep the mortgage to help build our credit for future deals, but also because we wanted to buy property and get to a specific cash flow.

A 15-unit building of mostly 1 bedrooms in the same neighborhood is currently under contract at 113,500 a unit.Consensus seems to be that Edmonton's future is getting brighter.

Maybe this is something BP can offer as one of their tools in the future. 

I just finished my taxes with a CPA, but he seemed very uncomfortable with my rental property and questions about a future tax strategy.

My realtor would not get to list this house but likely would benefit from a future project when we find the next flip. - I am trying to get two flips under my belt so that I can get 100% rehab loan in the future.

I have a few CPAs and finance folks that I'm meeting with in the near future but would love to gain more info here if possible.

I could use a 50% down mortgage but I we see that as significantly riskier than a 30% down mortgage since in that situation I would have 20K in cash with which I could make future payments. 

This does not necessarily mean the future will match the historical performance but I do not know of anything that would lead me to conclude that it is unlikely.