Show that you have enough liquidity / assets / income to afford a real estate investment.

@Daniel Mendez I tend to focus on outlying markets, they have cheaper land cost and better zoning regulations for building high density affordable housing. 

Or are they just frustrated with how many people ask for help and dont follow thru?

It's the biggest task I have on my plate for the upcoming years and I have somewhat of a plan, but still trying to figure out the best and most efficient way to get good used homes into m parks at an affordable price.  

We like the 2 tenants and they've lived in the triplex for several years, but they're paying under market rents and won't be able to afford a significant rent increase.

Even if you can afford it, is it the best thing for you to do?

Their mortgage is too high for them to afford but with my income/credit, I'd be able to purchase their property.

This is trickier because you don't want to wait until they can't afford the property.

If you’d be heart broken if you lost the property, make sure you don’t take out a bigger loan than you can afford to pay with zero rent coming in.

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