It takes time to build up your reputation so that people know and trust you. 

Ultimately, I'm trying to buildup a pile of cash within a certain time frame to do larger commercial investments with higher potential gains (this part I'm sure about - don't try to convince me to stay forever in residential haha).Assuming the fundamentals are correct, the next question is that of taxes.

I would guess a lack of ventilation and heat build up is what’s killing my shingles.

My goal is to start out wholesaling real estate and build up cash to buy and hold single family and multifamily homes and then use the BRRR method.

Thank youMore than lending I am trying to find a place where I might be able to take that equity and get a small fixer upper single family or multi family to get the ball rolling on investment just need to find the right low entry market...Should  I  try to flip to build up more money or fix and hold and try and borrow equity?

@Robert Shedden great job jumping in...it took me 6 years to build up the equity and the knowledge to buy my next property "correctly"...surround yourself with a great team and you'll be on your way!

Jeff if you have the money it would be best to pull the band aid off and reno everything at once and then get market rents.If you don't have the cash in hand I would raise rents a little and build up cash reserves.

If it took a year to get started or a year to build up speed, fine.

Cash flow, appreciation, equity build up, or just a plan for retirement?

My goal in 2-3 years is to travel via airbnb for months at a time domestically and internationally, living off of my rental income (as well as build-up my IRA which I depleted paying off cc debt used to upgrade properties, e.g. adding bathrooms, gut kitchen, and yes, pay a few months of morrgage payments).Still with me?