Self managing is a solid way to learn the business, and it’s smart that you’re already setting up systems and tools. 

I hear so many things from door knocking to contacting your circle of influence but lets be realistic there is tons and tons of tools that make outreach way more effective.What would be a good way to market to get 5 listings this month?

I think it is easy to become overly reliable on these tools and just let it run.

Have you searched for co-hosts in your area? 

I view real estate investing as another wealth building tool in my tool kit.

Check out the threads that Nicholas L. linked to above then use the search function and you will find literally dozens more like it and begin to understand what can go wrong. 

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Paying cash is safe and admirable, but it totally takes away this strongest tool of real estate investing.If I asked you if you could figure out a way to earn a higher rate of return than 7%, then you should be pulling equity out and rolling it into another.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

I stumbled upon Deal Machine as a tool to aid in the process.