We own over 100 units in San Diego and have always self-managed. 

Now I'm not gonna be Mr Tour-guide for any/all who want to stop out and just look around but if you go through the steps and are serious, we have built out acquisition strategy HECK-YEAH I'm gonna say come-on-out and we'd carve out some time to do market tours together AND I'd equip you to do some self study/exploration. 

Is in there, but a great thing you can do now is get your "core 4" figured out - agent/lender/manager/contractor - obviously you can adjust this and do one of the pieces yourself (self-manage for example) or don't need a contractor if you do only turnkey etc but getting this nailed down early is key

I am working over these next few months to learn as much as I can to develop systems in order to analyze the next market we will move to.

That one can be found though for sure.When I was moderating, it was frankly laughable the excuses the very few people made when their posts were obviously self-promotion.

While I don’t yet have personal experience with a HELOC, I’ve thought about this one for my self many times.

Existing deals will instead be saved by NOI growth driven by rent growth--if you have the staying power to hold on long enough.Supply:  High deliveries remain today mostly because of "hang over" from projects that are taking longer to complete than developers (and industry analysts) expected. 

I will summarise my learnings to date and share a little about the process/rules I have developed here to hopefully be successful in REI in the Portuguese market.

Quote from @Adam Ortiz: Hey everyone,My biggest dream is to own my own property, and start developing some cash flow.

Additionally, you may wish to speak with a CPA as to whether or not becoming an S Corp is the right decision – they can assist with reducing self-employment taxes.