By financing, your money grows in 4 different ways:- Net Positive (hopefully) cash flow every month- Appreciation- Debt Payment- Tax ShelterWhen you flip, capital gains are taxed more heavily then rental cash-flow that you can more easily manage your taxes through depreciation and business expenses related to managing the property. 

B.A. in Business & CommunicationsM.B.A. in Business Administration7 years as a commercial real estate banker5 years heavily involved in real estate investing, particularly concentrated in raw land, rental properties and seller financing

It appears that there are fewer females heavily active in real estate than male.

i'm also steering on the 'up' side - despite the fact that a realtor's photos often get heavily criticized by others if they didnt put the lid and seat down in the pics - in showing homes, tenants and buyers do want to see that the toilet doesn't have unremovable scrapes/stains that they will have to cope with most everytime they step into their bathroom.i was on the fence cuz agree things with doors lids are supposed to stay closed when not in use, but then again we do leave bedroom doors open, lights on, etc so viewers have easy access without having to 'touch' although most of people in this area so far seem to do alot of testing like to see if hot water comes, undersink area isnt wet, and toilet flushes easily.

Here's the link to the article about the growing hypeGiven the heavily manipulated factors in the market, I'm not sure how safe it is to flip ... in so cal at least.

From the books I read goal setting is one of the most important steps towards the path of investing, and life.As someone who plans to use leverage quite heavily I am curious as to why you are so against it.

Heavily consider.

I happen to have a good friend who is heavily (2 actually) involved in the Worcester REIA.

As a home owner I may not be able to continue without investing heavily in upgrading the place.

This is especially true in those areas that depend heavily on property tax for the tax base (no income tax states).