I "enjoy" reading it because it reinforces my view that people are impoverished due to the choices they've made, that absentee fathers and loose women play big roles in poverty, and that our government encourages / enables poverty far more than it does to solve it.

Cities will always be popular because at our core we thrive by interacting with other people however technology will enable people to work in city jobs whilst in non city areas.

Lack of reservesThe one enabler I would add to @shiloh lundahl advice is if you don't have sufficient reserves - partner with someone who does.

Debt or "leverage" only enables you to buy something that you otherwise could not have afforded.

This is a fantastic opportunity to qualify for a higher loan amount than you would based on your income alone- it may enable you to buy a bigger duplex, in a nicer location, or whatever.

Whether you choose to charge a pet deposit, a pet fee, pet rent, or no extra charges, understanding the differences and being able to implement them properly will enable you to do what works best for you.

This also enables you to learn what the rents are as well as the amenities that your market is providing to tenants.

Also we would make provisions that would enable my mother to call a portion of the loan due at one time to cover her retirement/expense, i.e. $50,000 in any 1 year period.

In return for access to the expertise (the Sponsor/GP team), the capital providers (Limited Partnership Investors) pay a fee which enables them to be passive, but to still enjoy all of the benefits of physical real estate ownership. 

The $2.06 trillion increase works out to about $991 billion a year, or slightly less than the pace Obama had set.Trying to stay away from being political and therefore just a statements of facts:Obama had the Great Recession to extract us from which was done largely by spending money (business bailouts, infrastructure spending, etc.)Trump had Covid and the resulting economic issues that was dealt with largely by spending money to ensure individuals and business could possibly financially survive.It is easy to see how both presidents could have increased the debt so significantly.