A more effective approach is to target a particular limited geographic area, preferably an area in an upward transition.

Which lead me to this site and BP's podcasts, I'm ready to start transitioning from passive real estate lurker/investor (own 2 properties) to digging into the trenches a bit more with real estate. 

Looking to transition from physical labor and earned income to more of the passive income.

Hi all,I have 8 rental properties and will be refinancing them and pulling out cash, but first want to refinance my primary residence in a nontraditional way because I'm transitioning from being a W-2 professor to a self-employed investor. 

What I like about this is that I also use Cozy for rent collection so it is easy to transition your tenants to this payment service if that is your preference.I will say this, I also check the local civil database for any open cases.  

Now I'm hoping to transition to real estate investing. 

I'm currently analyzing the real estate market there as I want to transition into full time investing. 

How do you initiate the transition from renting to buying for the tenant?  

I am not an investor, I am a high school educated self made businessman who made the difficult journey and transition from government assistance apartments as a kid to the proverbial country club.  

After many years in construction and construction management, I'm transitioning into real estate.