Work your 9 to 5 for several years and in your free time grow your real estate business on the side.

Decide then what to do BUT go 100% in on the stocks and grow that during it.

That said, here are the actuals:Unit count: 13 offices (sizes range from 165sqft to 2,800 sqft - it's a local mom & pop type commercial building in an A-/ B+ town that's growing) Gross Rent: $20,801Expense Ratio: 50.7%NOI: $9,736 (year 1, after vacancy) ---Cash Flow: $2,536 / moCap Rate: 6.5%

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

But I respect the passion and you seem to have the motivation to keep growing.

If you are buying good properties you shouldn't ever need a property to carry another property.

Duplexes or small multifamily properties, even with value-add strategies, rarely match the potential of single-family homes in the right neighborhoods.In summary:Don’t be discouraged by low cap rates—they reflect market expectations of future growth.Focus on single-family homes with high equity potential in desirable areas.Avoid chasing the "economy of scale" myth with small multifamily properties—they often come with higher turnover and lower buyer appeal.Think long-term: prioritize properties that grow in value, even if cash flow is tight at first.

No one ever figured it out .

Which of these ideas would you try first to grow your deal flow or funding network?

You can also see total loan exposure, every loan ever pulled, every property ever owed, every co-signing partner from every project, permits, etc...