You could literally do hundreds of transactions in sequence by recycling the same dollars and pay the set-up costs only once.The securities option is a bit cumbersome in the beginning and requires some annual upkeep, but it is this option combined with the borrowing option that allowed me to grow my business from zero to over $30 million in assets under management. 

We are acting as if we don’t have half a million between the each of us and are constantly recycling our the money.  

You can only push me so far before I'll drop out myself, and focus my formerly productive talents on bartering, working under the table, collecting benefits due to my 'poverty', and milking the system that's been sucking off my paychecks for the last 20+ yearsWouldn't take very many of us at all to build a critical mass, that camel's back will break sooner than later :-)Sigh, a man can daydream can't he?

Someone correct me, an offset helical is like holding a gallon of milk at shoulder height with you are extended out.

This is a great strategy to jumpstart a rental portfolio in the few few years of investing , as you can recycle your cash over and over.

The other houses get the locks recycled.

In the folio we also have a welcome letter with important contact numbers, an emergency preparedness brochure, instructions on how to use a fireplace, recycling instructions, information about the nearest urgency care clinic, a walking map of the area from the chamber of commerce, etc.The appliance user manuals and fire extinguishers are included as items that stay with the property for tenants to use as needed.

Because you're able to recycle most (ideally all) of the initial capital put into these deals, adding several properties during a short span is a lot more feasible.

Make sure that you're not in a flood zone or in an area with other properties in flood zones nearby (suppresses land values,) look at the crime rate in the area, identify the nearest railroad track, recycling facility, land fill, etc and make sure that you are at least .5 miles from any of those areas and you'll probably be fine.

Many California investors probably made a huge mistake thinking they can increase rent like we do in California and I will bet there is going to be a lot of turnover and the ignorance will just keep recycling because there are millions of ignorant investors who go completely blind by the myths and false theories that they think will make a profit because every other idiot is paying ridiculous prices for rental properties in every and any locale.Just a wild guess?