It is so difficult to separate the math from the emotions at times.

Moreover, the discipline required to save for a large down payment often reflects better financial management skills.

You are competing with emotionally driven buys of primary residences.

It has changed my life and helped me develop the discipline and traits required to build a successful business and the life I want. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5k7tZRpBpOkWyDaAZOVuZ3?

. ;-) Lol Not at all, So many invest with emotions vs logic.

Over time, responsible financial habits will repair your credit.Your goal of 20 paid off homes by 55 is ambitious but doable if you start now, educate yourself, repair your credit, and stay disciplined.

We are both first responders, live in Rosenberg, TX, and have four great children that we not only want to create a legacy for, but also want to instill the principles of discipline and ambition independent of their parent's success.

Even if I don’t, theres not a lot of emotion involved so I know I basically just need to math to work for an investor to buy vs making sure the home is facing the right direction. 

MOST IMPORTANTLY, rates increasing on the national retail level is a sign of the overall economy (or consumers emotions to the inflation anyways).

My stager says the point of staging is to "spark an emotion".