Question: When you were starting out or see other recent investors do, what mattered most in enabling you to grow beyond your first property - market choice, deal structure, financing relationships, or operations?

If not, and you cant find lenders willing to give you terms that enable you to make money...then the deal doesnt work. 

I didn’t need the cash flow to supplement my income, but I also wanted properties to cash flow in order for the properties to be self sufficient.

This season’s other featured start-ups are a cashew-based beverage company co-founded by celebrity videogamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and a business-softwaremaker.During the season’s livestreamed finale on Friday, viewers will be able to buyshares in the start-ups through crowdfunding provisions enabled by the 2012legislation known as the Jobs Act.

Do I enable tenants to manage themselves: give the people downstairs license to take a broom to the ceiling (as they have expressed a desire) and tell the people upstairs it's not personal?

Colorado state accepts bitcoin for tax payments The Royal family of Dubai makes partnership to enable bitcoin transactions in the UAE

This may look like the apocalypse, but if you're an investor with a long-term view, this is precisely the type of Buyers’ Market that creates opportunities:Discounted entry points into condos that once commanded premium prices.Greater upside potential over time as markets recover and fundamentals reassert themselves. . and they will.Less competition from traditional buyers who have been priced out or sidelined.Price corrections reset valuations, enabling acquisitions that position portfolios for future gains when demand normalizes. . .and it will.Today’s condo price declines are are a strategic opening for disciplined buyers to secure assets at historically attractive prices.

Quote from @Steven Coulis: This thread is a bit old but the DIY/automated online options have evolved since, with some new players (including SegWize) entering the market...as well as some tech-enabled but still fully-engineered options like Segtax.I think the expansion of DIY options and the benefits of cost seg is great for investors of smaller properties, but I would highly suggest speaking with a tax advisor/CPA first to put together a plan and ensure you can actually use the additional depreciation first!

Please let me know if you don’t want your name included I’m not planning on divulging phone numbers or email addressesI plan on notifying SEC that I will be providing supplemental information as it becomes available

Refi/Supplemental Loan: Some operators wait until they have enough equity to pull cash out (refi or supplemental loan) and deploy it into infrastructure 18-24 months before planned exit.