I would like to build a portfolio which can help get me out of the rat race Recently it dawned on me how much of my cash flow goes to pay my mortgage and after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and learning about the mindset of my home actually being a liability rather than an asset if it's not providing some income, my goal is to sell my home and move into an owner occupied rental property to immediately increase my cash flow for other investment opportunities.I just joined NHREIA in December and now I'm getting my wife on board with the idea of getting into a 2 or 3 family or even a single family with an in law that we can rent out at a bear minimum.I would love to get connected to people locally and if anyone has properties they are selling that fits my definitely im all ears.thanks everyone and good to meet you!

My plan so far is to fence the back yard, redo the kitchen cabinets and counter tops (quartz), add washer/dryer, add dishwasher and microwave, and maybe redo the floors (currently vinyl sheet) but I doubt this will get me $9K on the appraisal.

@Dawn Brenengen Thank you for taking time out and replying.

@Dawn Simpson thank you Dawn for sharing your experience.

@Dawn Brenengen @Mary B. 

It is 8:45pm and getting dark so I call it a night.Break of dawn at 6:15am sees me back at work. 

@Dawn Anastasi I was refering to a podcast from BP that talked about that everyone has an "unfair advantage" of some sort.

@Dawn Brenengen Right now we just have one two-unit building but will be purchasing another two this year.

@Dawn Anastasi Yup, point taken.

Kitchen is ripped out and builder material is damaged from a dishwasher leak.