I am ultimately looking for a lifestyle business, not trying to get to be a billionaire.

There's enough bitcoin to go around if I want to speculate.

Billionaire investor of Facebook and Silicon Valley.

BUY Bitcoin sell in dec, then but cash flow homes

"go throw your money in bitcoins or the stock market if you're only going to get 5%" I know some other investors won't even touch anything that isn't north of 15 or 20%. but hey we're just mom and pop starting out here.initial-995000year 1513year 21400year 32325year 43255year 54209year 65181year 76168year 87180year 98208year 109261reversion1650000Cash-on-Cash Let's assume the same numbers SGAI= $66,00012% V&C @ $-7920Effective Gross= 58,080Less op ex-taxes (assuming assessed value somewhere in the range of 900k), DA's= 10,700-insurance @ 900-repairs 5% @ 3,300-capex 5% @ 3,300prop mgt 10%@ 6600 (even though we'll be managing it ourselves)op ex at -24,694NOI= 33,386debt service ($2,460 monthly) @ -29,520pre tax cash on cash return of $3,866investment down on original SFR= 168kNC cost of rear unit = 325kall in cash amount = 493kCoC of .78% ....If you take out prop mgt of 6,600 (because we'll be managing it) its 2.12%...Is it safe to say that COC is not as useful in sub-markets/properties where the properties don't necessarily cash flow great and lots of the upside rests in the rental growth and appreciation? 

The Pearl is a beautifully executed mixed use development done by a billionaire.  

But you are not limited to that either, with self-directed IRA or 401k you can invest into virtually anything: private businesses, precious metals, bitcoins, pier-to-pier lending, private placements, foreign real estate and businesses, etc. etc. etc.

I've never heard of a billionaire who buys single family homes; instead they all buy Commercial.

Finding the DealSo like a lot of people, I did well with bitcoin last year.

Bitcoin?