I have a collection of 50 or so books by my bed which I am gradually chipping away at(stocks, RE, Economics,German, etc...), and while I do find them interesting, I certainly would rather be playing guitar...I sat down and began reading the book.

I put 28k down on my first property and learned enough to gain the confidence to buy more, but our second and third personal homes were ones we fixed up before moving in, so ours was a gradual education.

The key difference here is that the leak is a gradual event.  

@Nathan Paisley the first time it popped on my radar it was at about $58k (not sure dont have the info on hand) that was 3 or 4 weeks ago I started at that point bidding $22k and raised it gradually and I am bidding 2x weekly

If it works, we will gradually license the model in other cities where we can partner with people boots on the ground.Property management is the true weakness in all turnkey models and most of us are forced to do it in-house as a cost of doing business.

If you have terrain features your design may be limited, flat pasture with a gradual slope will be ideal for cost savings.You just need to get a developer out there and get a ball park estimate.

The cat owners stayed and the pit bull owners left.One way to encourage existing tenants to move on their own is to gradually increase their rent.

@Karma Senge Momentum is a powerful force and, as @J Scott mentioned, I'd list out small, short-term goals and gradually build your way up.

@Jon Holdman well i want to begin with wholesaling and gradually make my way into other niches

& then move gradually to REO's.