I know appreciation isn't the game out in the mid-west (Wisconsin, Milwaukee specifically), but we have family out there and our personal situation makes it a little bit easier.  

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

;-)   http://www.myfourseasonspainting.com/Dexter Tillis of Little Business Home Improvement is my favorite handyman - http://www.lbimprove.com/

push hard for as large as an em deposit as you can get and likely keep  The more skin she has the game the more she is likely to close.  

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

While we take great care of our home, I have found the key is for the other side to have skin in the game too.

I'm looking at buying a set of 3-5 du/tri/quad-plexes over the next 5-8 years, then transitioning them into a 10-20 unit apartment building.End game is somewhere in the range of 50-100 doors spread out over 2-5 high-quality properties.

You can get to it from his company's link in his forum signature, or you can find it on your favorite podcast store.

My end game is to spend more time with my son and less time working tedious and unfulfilling jobs to support him.