One great way to scale a portfolio is gaining skills with plumbing and other repairs and taking the time to do the work yourself.If you enjoy working with your hands you can save a fortune by learning to do as much of the maintenance on your properties as you can.I get it that some folks would rather hire someone - I like to look at it as though I am getting paid the difference between what it cost me to do the work vs. hiring a tradesman.

But he said, "I never want to have another month like that because I didn't have time to enjoy my life". 

(o) The yard is a shared common area for the enjoyment of all residents; lawn furniture and other items stored in the yard are subject to use by other Tenants.

Besides making our house prettier and more comfortable, something we can enjoy while we are here after the renovation,  all these things will certainly add a lot of value to the house.

And than say we go to west metro, Minnetonka, arguably on of the most landlord friendly areas in nation, and where $4k, $7k, $10k rents are a reality one could enjoy.

No plans to move as this is where we want to raise our girls. 

And enjoy life to the fullest. 

On the one hand, I realize I just need to let time do it's magic and enjoy appreciation and debt paydown, but I'm looking for ways to continually grow my portfolio by either acquiring more properties or finding ways to generate more income which will be used to purchase more properties.I tried using OPM but that doesn't work for me for several reasons - if I go down a loan route I can't pay it back because of my LTV cap and partnering for equity requires a lot of work in bulding trust and even then it's for a very small share of equity which is insignificant.

Also enjoy high school when you can :)

I would love to continue to flip houses but now having two little boys makes the "live-in" part a little difficult.Outside of real estate and taxes, I enjoy spending time with my family, whether at the beach or in the backyard, and sharing new experiences with my 2 sons.