Get your first primary home, this will be the most important because this will be what you use to fund your empire. You want something that has plenty of equity and potential. Once you get your primary home you can open a LOC with bank (Line of Credit) with that LOC you can brrr (buy,renovate,rent,refinance). Take the money that you get after refi and pay off LOC and do it all over again. Tip 1: stay under 15 year term on mortgages 10 or less is best. Tip 2: make sure every house you buy has equity in real estate equity equals leverage which is very important. Tip 3 if your market allows it find rentals that will pay themselves off in 60 months. Example if you have $30,000 invested in it after reno make sure its rents for at least $500 a month. Tip 4 screen your tenants and be firm on enforcing your lease. If someone is late don't want to take action. Tip 5 Do some research on which banks in your area are real estate investor friendly you want to deal with banks that understand your vision and can help you attain you goals.