I could go out of my areaThe Rich Dad folks say that their goal is to help me create a plan and a team and to see my way clear in terms of reaching my goal, and meanwhile I can consult with them about any deal I want.

In terms of money, I actually had a large sum saved since high school since I was a money hoarder.

In terms of private lending, you could always wait until April/May to see if you could cash-out refinance and use the proceeds as a down-payment on another purchase.

Outside of south Anchorage, what would you say is the next best (in terms of safety, quality of life, and cashflow) bet for a decent part of town to owner occupy in a fourplex?

From what I've seen REIPro is near the top of my list in terms of features and price, but I'm still comparing.

In terms of having your rental income on your taxes, different bank/traditional lenders have various loan programs and products that have different criteria/requirements.

I don't know what your exact plans are in terms of flipping or holding but Airbnb has treated me well here and I plan to keep expanding on that (most likely in the Downtown area) especially since Fresno is WAY under the radar of Airbnb regulations.   

The proposed investment horizon is 10 years at which point we would potentially look to liquidate the portfolio to an institutional investor, the returns are usually expressed in terms of IRR (Internal Rate of Return).  

They are going to be a way better bet in terms of getting a line of credit versus a national bank like Wells Fargo.

SFRs are either expensive or require too much work in terms of fixing and I know I'm not comfortable with taking on that kind of project.