Determine Your BudgetSet a Realistic Budget: Consider the cost of tuition, living expenses, and your financial situation.Mortgage vs.

I didnt mention I already have a trust and yes the plan was either to put those in the trust.

I contemplated appealing it, but I figured I would go after the PM instead, which I plan to do.

Some areas are more expensive than others but those usually tend to have higher appreciation rates. 

For your part, it might seem like a free roll of the dice to go to court, but there are surprises and landmines along the way, litigation always takes far longer than anybody expects, and the time and emotional expense of fooling with litigation are energy drains on more productive endeavors.

I haven't seen anyone ask if you are planning on self managing.The investors that I work with now find the hybrid of the two a better place when they are just starting and growing. 

Plan to buy at 4 duplex and a single family(which includes a lot) this year.

It sounds like you’ve got a solid foundation with your rental property, and I love the ambition behind your plans to build a property management and maintenance company—it’s a great way to take control of your investments while creating additional opportunities.Best of luck to you! 

Since rent range is pulling from property managers the data is cleaner, because so many self managed property investors market their property way too expensive and they will never get that rent, it is just hopes and dreams.

Hi all,  I'm in the early stages of planning a development of a lot I own in SE Portland.