Start your price low and as you get good reviews gradually raise it.

Also, living in the worse unit allows me to fix it up gradually while collecting rent. 

I plan on buying a double, living on one side, and gradually increasing my portfolio from there.

Recently visited Portland and folks told me their house which was worth 100k 10 years ago is now worth 500k.4) Agree with others that interest rate growth is likely to be gradual so no great need to rush.5) I like single family homes. 3BR/2BA seems reasonable to me, but it depends on your local market.6) I'd say Bay Area investment properties are not about cash flow... it is all about appreciation.

I just signed paperwork to sell my house, which I bought 10 years ago with the intention of renting out the second bedroom, gradually rehabbing and selling when the value got up to $100k.

Though I am really a small investor, I hope I can add the portfolio gradually. 

I'd be more than happy to see steady, gradual progress, rather than a flood of work that makes my family and job suffer. 4.

And there aren't enough to go around (a deficit of some 3 million units by one economist's count).I completely agree with you that multi-family new construction may be a big opportunity for the foreseeable future, and we may gradually see the detached single family home lose some footing as the icon of the American dream.I never said "build more single family homes" (though admittedly that may have been the gist of one of the articles I referenced).

As you de­velop your personal skills, confidence gradually pushes your fears behind you.

Hello my name is gregory douglas and I'm on here in hopes of linking up with experienced investors / partners that can possibly show me more into the world of investing , after years of researching and books , I want more, I'm ready to take the cautious leap of faith into it , currently I'm a millwright mechanic , and have been for over 10 plus years , my goals is to gradually make the transition from my millwrighting to full time investor .