Properties with low cap rates (5.3%) often trade because investors prioritize appreciation over immediate cash flow.

Then you can trade up to another property where you can force equity. 

This has led to what’s commonly called “interest rate jail,” where homeowners are reluctant to trade their low rates for higher ones in today’s market.

You’ll develop resilience, leadership, negotiation skills, vision, emotional control, and more.

Second, if you want a nice house in a nice part of town, you will have to pay for it, so will likely need to raise your purchase price.Third, if you want to go off-market, just know you are trading a lot of time for the possibility of maybe finding a deal.  

Tenants were ecstatic that I have been fixing things that were neglected for years and based on units in Clinton trading for about $200k a door, the property will likely appraise for 750k+ Lessons learned?

.- Working a W2 as a firefighter, posting and consuming content- Leaving my W2 to dive deep into real estate investing and working as an agent... and still watching/posting content all while business was ok - Deleting social media apps (one have one on my phone that I use 10 minutes or less a day), diving deep into building my business and skills which have drastically increased due to pure focus and increasing my business significantly- moral of the story... focus on the things you need to do in business (dollar productive activities) and life experiences while reducing consumption will increase your success  

I am a teacher by trade, but I am looking to get into real estate since I've been interested in it for years.

Find the strategy that makes the most money or caters to your skill set. 

For example, do you have any specific skills around social media?