Your software will be instrumental in running your rentals like a well oiled business machine. 

They have been instrumental to my growth and am thankful for the flexibility they have provided.However, there are cons to portfolio loans that I did not consider until after the fact.

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Since they cannot find it in traditional debt instruments, investors are doing all kinds of things to get income exposure.Given the demographic trends in the United States, I do see this as being a persistent problem.

For me, having middle class W-2 income has been instrumental in acquiring my first rental property a few months ago.

So you can pay now, or pay later and make some money for a while.Or follow the path of more than a few people and pay never.  1031 into a passive cash flow producing instrument at some time and never sell at the end. 

At the point we dont want to work our small business we can then decide what kind of cash flow instruments we might want to own.. 

Bigger Pockets has been very instrumental to me over the past few years. 

it reminds me of when I got my instrument rating..

But you still have the actual security instrument and conditions etc that need to be negotiated.