It's cold, wet, windy and foggy at times.

I have one roommate willing to pay half the mortgage, so I am trying to figure out how to structure my deal.

I also know there are side hustles, wholesaling etc, but I am not looking for ideas that will delay the purchase process time wise.Can anyone share some knowledge or experience tailored to my scenario, if there is a way to purchase a house asap in this case?

Paying down both will accelerate pay off for both to be in line for my retirement timing.

Totally stressed out when starting out, but everything worked out and I repeated the process a few times since.

I am definitely having a hard time finding a reliable talented contractor.

I understand the net profit amount would be higher if we continue to leverage and scale, but there is something to not having a mortgage on half or all of our portfolio that interests me from a psychological standpoint.

I know that probably wouldn't work out and may not even be worth my time since it can be so hard to prove.

That would be a question more suited to my better half, @Lorien Rollins. 

Hi BP,I'm looking to purchase my first property in Los Angeles and wanted to see if anyone has or knows of anything that might be a good fit. My budget is $550,000 and I would prefer the HOA to be less than $400. I al...