Same as doctors are interested in "selling" you medications and procedures.

I am a physician, still working full time but with a serious plan on growing and diversifying my real estate portfolio to eventually have more freedom in my medical profession.

There are some very good deals to be had here and your risk is also reduced.

If we can increase operational efficiencies, we can reduce our expenses.

@Lilach AdoniMany of the properties attached to country clubs have restrictions on rentals and/or transferring your membership amenities.It is worth looking into the financial viability of the country club itself; the developments with many houses and forced membership with mandatory transfer fees seem to do better than the boutique clubs with far fewer homes and/or optional membership.Also, keep in mind when you go to sell, the buyer pool is drastically reduced and generally makes these properties less liquid.

"Little" is relative to your market... for example in many California markets, you will pay to live in your  house hack, but your cost of living is reduced significantly.

To clarify, if I set up a mortgage account (liability) and a property account (asset) for one rental property, is there a way to ensure that a transaction (such as making my mortgage payment) will impact both accounts (reducing my liability and increasing my equity in the property? 

I always do $5k deductable, $1M liability and max out the medical. 

You ideally want a fiduciary financial planner that not only provides investment management, but year-round proactive planning that helps you reduce your taxes, increase cash flow, protect your liabilities, etc.

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