How do you move to the next deal?

[Brian Lipszyc]

Hi Everyone.  I've been lingering on BP for a while, but haven't really posted anything until now.  For example's sake, let's say I'd like to build a portfolio of rentals that would provide a total of $2.5K/mo.  I find a deal that cash flows at $250/mo for my first deal.  To get to 2.5K/mo, I'd need 9 more similar deals.  This seems like a big challenge that would take decades and would like to know what others have done.  If I use a big chunk of capital for the first deal, it would take some time to build more capital to get my second deal. And again for a third deal, etc.  Is that just how it works?  I'm not expecting overnight success, but am curious how others have gone from 1 to 2 to more in seemingly just a few years.

Thanks in advance.