On the flip side of it Sheboygan is a growing market for long-term rentals as well. 

This is located in a tourist lake/ski town with extremely high demand for lodging.  

As your equity grows, your cost grows to a point where you are losing money with its growth. 

Would starting a real estate investment venture hands off using a property management agency be profitable enough to still keep growing in the REI business?

The Shadow Ln property presented a high-demand location and a competitive purchase price.

He demanded $2000 extra and said we had 24 hours to pay if we wanted the loan closed!

In my market the listings are still typically offering 2-3% for the buy side so I'm not sure that there is a need or demand for lat rate buyers agents yet.

For better or for worse, every experience in real estate is individual, unique, and an opportunity to learn and grow.

Growing area.

It will also require extensive networking to raise funds from other, legally, to buy at scale.Recommend your plan be more realistic with a goal of 10 years for your real estate to be generating enough cash to live off - and even that may be a bit optimistic.How to grow?