This all depends on your overall financial picture and the asset itself.If 1M is too small to get a loan/favorable rates, what is typically the starting point for better rates?

Conventional loan through MB financial bank.

Not only does it help in dealing with banks, but it's also a great exercise to keep track of your financial health. 

financially?

As such, they'll look at your personal financials to some extent.Can you clarify on "buy multiple properties at a time" - like close on them all the same day? 

I told myself I'd be an Orthodontist and eventually reach my DREAM of retiring early and being financially independent so that I could spend as much time with my future family as possible creating memories.

Overall, there were 15 heirs, 4 affidavits of Heirship that needed to be done, a divided family and a title company that didn't want to ensure title because of all of the issues that arose from a family with legal, financial and other issues.

I bought my place after the last financial meltdown, so I have plenty of equity to cash flow my house as a rental and I thought about it last year, or an equity split with a friend to get him into being a home owner; but then you have to look at Cash on Equity instead of just cash on cash returns as I have heard David Greene talk about before (just looked it up to make sure and it is in his book http://biggerpockets.com/longdistancebook).I found a facebook video of David talking about the long distance thing, which you have probably heard on the podcasts (probably won't be able to post the link to fb: https://www.facebook.com/BiggerPockets/videos/newest-biggerpockets-author-david-greene-talking-long-distance-real-estate-inves/10155417628854833/)

Let me hear your thoughts.I Know I’m Being Successful When...w/Dean Jackson | 624Dean Jackson, an entrepreneur, marketing genius and real estate investor gives his advice on succeeding in the real estate business and life.Goal: To Obtain a Listing Agent LifestyleLifestyle elements: daily joy, abundant time, and financial peace.If you’re not joyful it usually means you are rushed and don’t have time, when you don’t have time it usually means you are overworking because there isn’t enough money.The solution: make more money in a way that takes less time which will in turn bring more joy.How would you look for distressed properties to purchase?

Has anyone ever done an analysis to determine if it is financially beneficial to pay off an LID (Local Improvement District) assessment early?