What if you offered him a long term income stream? 

After speaking with a local flipper, I invested in one of his projects to see if it was a viable income stream.

Ahh, the constant struggle to get things done the way you need them!

(1) Compare the bill to your personal water bill.(2) the water company if the water meter has been running constantly.

Even more exciting I’ve got multiple potential revenue streams on the property I’m looking into.

Also we are looking at the rules of today but it is hard to plan when they seem to constantly be changing.  

You may find yourself constantly repairing the home(s) evicting Non-paying renters, and other issues.You mentioned 4-plex again depending on area and rent schedule you may be better of taking that 40% you used on both of those smaller properties combined and putting 25-30% down on a 3-4 Unit. 

Keller Williams, of course :) if you want a company that grows with you and constantly innovates to provide you more and more opportunities. 

Personally, i’m a proponent of it… if: *You are confident you have a predictable way of paying it off via other income streams coming in*You have at least some form of cash cushion, in general*You read all of the fine print with the lender you work with, so there’s no funny businessI like HELOCs and rates are ridiculously good right now.

Although I love my job, I realize that a single stream of income will not suffice when I have a family.