The 4th property was a beautiful .5 acre wooded lot in a sought after school district!

Research Neighborhoods: Focus on areas with good schools, amenities, and growth potential.4.

You buy groceries with cash, that is really old school huh, I believe if you can afford it its best to invest in REA in cash, most times seller by owner homes are a much better deal especially when paying in cash.

But I was licensed in MA back in 2021, but wasn't serious and didn't want to go the traditional agent route, plus I was going to school.

The towns are having to spend money on infrastructure, school, and general growth related headaches due to the population explosion.

They moved, as renters, into our suburban neighborhood in 2019 for the schools given that their first child was starting kindergarten. 

If I wait to post the house till the renovations are complete I probably wont be able to have someone move in till September 1st which is past when schools gets in session.

Since I need to think about sending my daughter school in a couple of years, I want to start with duplex.

Neighborhoods and schools may be more important than cashflow so your strategy may have some holes.

. - Going further out Brentwood and Oakley have appreciated quite a bit and have pretty good schools- Something with potential to add value: ADU attached to the main house or separately in the backyard in the future to get additional rent.