It was really fun doing hands on work for a change and while it took too long it was rewarding.

@Jake AbbatacolaFind your local mentor and do whatever they ask you to get in with them, paint, put up for rent signs (not bandit signs), open units for potential renters, meet folks and learn & have fun doing it.

Haha that sounds like fun! Do

Spend about $2,000 on equipment rental and have fun doing it.  

It was a lot of fun doing it on the central coast.

We are currently searching for our 2nd deal and actually having a lot of fun doing it.My advice to you is this - 1.) remember that you are a team.

In your case... don't worry about the trees (just buy a pole saw after you get the house and have some fun ;). Do

Our priority is having fun doing this.Then when we rehab it put a tenant in it and we refinance the money back, we get more out than what we put in, and we do it all over again.When dealing with loans, the way I see it, I don't care about what I physically have left or not after the deal... what I look at is that in the long run I spend more money in fees and stress dealing with loans..Remember, profits is not just money.

@Andrew Acuna Thanks for the kind words on the podcast - I had a lot of fun doing it.

I'm working more nights (networking) and weekends (training/deal scouting) than ever before, but have more control of my schedule and am much happier.I expect my MF portfolio to put me at your step 8 within 5 years or less, but I'm having enough fun doing this that I suspect I'll want to keep on going for much longer than I need to.