Is the only way to effectively utilize equity to buy the property outright so I would only be paying the interest on the loan leveraged on the equity?

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If you have more than 4 or 5 loans, then you might want to engage a sub-servicer to handle the billing and payments.

The current system kind of rewards impulsive "lazy" posting 4-answers vs engaging with platform.

If you commingle the assets, you pierce the corporate veil and can effectively negate the benefits of having the LLC because if you're sued they can also now go after your assets too. 

The Tracking Number is, in effect, the contractor’s license with the DOB.

and with prices and rates high there is effectively no cash flow right now on small residential so the return is typically very low and in my opinion, does not justify the purchase.i will only buy on BRRRR or seller finance, as I can't leave that much capital just sitting in a property.  

The better you are/your team is on managing things through tenant requests and other small projects the more effective you get at doing the projects/handling tenants/flips. 

Give updates on properties you’ve looked at or analyzed to keep your audience engaged, so when they stumble upon a potential situation, you are the first one they think of.Good luck!

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