I'd hate to see him lose out on the perfect home for him based on some false notion.Or is there some basis for his concern neither I nor my QB has thought of?

Gov puts the brakes on it when it becomes too disruptiveOK ... that makes more sense ... if I'm interpreting your statement correctly, you do not NEED more income to retire, but you WANT more income to retire, which is perfectly fine, but I think it is important to clearly demark needs and wants.

Can debt mutual funds be the perfect alternative to fixed deposits and Term Deposits?

It's not perfect, but it is competed, safe, and passes a home inspection and code inspection.

We have a very diverse group of investors and there is always good discussion.Personally, I think London is an amazing market to be buying in right now. ok how do I do that as that would be perfect

Perfect example of why I don't have an auto charge for maintenance in my lease - discourages tenants from being forthcoming about repairs.

Obviously, not perfect, but takes an expense off of me.Interesting numbers, Kyle - seems this place is using A LOT of water given the 24 v 80 comparison.

Mike Dymski great points - I will run a couple of scenarios and see where things land.You're right that we had the perfect market entry conditions, but amazing bargains + rental shortages can't last forever.

People have just given you the perfectly correct advice that you have some real challenges in doing exactly what you planned, and so maybe altering those plans might be something to consider.Nothing you have written in all these pages changes the basic fact that a $7,000 down, multi-family that will cash flow from day one and needs no repairs is a very, very, very difficult thing to find. 

It could be in perfect condition and still be sold as is.