@Gonzalo GonzalezHi Gonzalo,The market on the West coast is very similar to what I experienced in Australia.IMO its not a sustainable way to purchase real estate and grow a portfolio.I probably had over $200.000 - $300,000 in opportunity cost for buying real estate predominantly focused on the increase in value.Nowadays I will only buy cash and purely numbers based as they stand today.

I decided that I want to start actively pursuing this interest in the hopes that I can soon retire from retail and in 15-20 years from now I will have enough investment properties to sustain a comfortable lifestyle that I can enjoy.

In the longer term, I want to gradually build a portfolio of income producing properties and learn what it takes to both make this happen as well as make it sustainable.

If you can through down any additional fancy seller finance strategy as well that would be great.My criteria: 1) Entering criteria is that I would like to get in with as little money as possible. 2) I want to have a clear exit strategy 3-5 years down the road when the lease option is expired. 3) While holding during the lease option period, I would like to have a positive cash flow to sustain the maintenance and getting paid as I am managing or paying my personnel to oversee it.Your counseling will be highly appreciate.Thanks, 

New Horizons REG Business PlanMisson Statement: New Horizon Real Estate Group will be established to form a profitable and sustainable business model in Real Estate Investing.

Get to know the people in planning, start to find out which ones think in a progressive, sustainable manner. 

Obviously not sustainable long term either.Total Return for the first year: -3,600(cashflow) + 5,694(equity) + 24,375(6.2% appreciation) + 4,000(tax break) = 31,000Total paid for property: 46,883.39 Total ROI for first year: (total return/total paid) = 66.1%There are two things happening in April 2015: Getting a new appraisal to drop the PMI (the market prices here have been growing at 6.2% year over year) and the raising the rent to market rate.

Being an MBA and student of finance, my brain automatically evaluates everything we do to the financial sustainability ability.

A group of other Autistic adults, along with myself, are working out a program[ among others, it's more a holistic approach] where Autistics can create their artwork [jewelry, paintings, etc.] and our groups will be helping with the marketing, etc. so that people can make a sustainable income from their work.Including other, non[Autistic individuals would be awesome combined with your suggestion could prove to be no less than a miracle for tens or hundreds of thousands of "uniquely wired" individuals. 

All of this stuff occurs and it will occur to you if you are successful in building your business.What the people on this forum are telling you is that your business model is not sustainable.