Change some of the variables, it will give you an intuitive feel for where you need to focus next given the opportunities at hand.Finally, the ultimate combination is having a business AND invest in real estate.

As both an investor and a mortgage broker who has personally used both options, I can say there are benefits to each.It ultimately comes down to comparing the two side by side based on your specific situation.

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A few clients or properties can suck up all of our time and attention and ultimately, prevent us from taking on more business. 

It sounds like we'll be trying to keep the property in perpetuity, and then ultimately pass it on through inheritance. 

I think overall life satisfaction is very important so ultimately have to do what’s best for you.

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On the RE side - I own/developed 2,000 residential units across the United States focusing on opportunistic residential acquisitions and development, including student housing conversions and luxury multifamily development.On the startup side - it is a third-party guarantor platform that expands your renter pool, increases rents and occupancy, and ultimately boosts your NOI while broadening affordable housing options for renters.

My ultimate goal is to save up enough money to invest in a fix and flip property(which my family has been doing for a while) and live in it, until I rent it out and use the equity for another home.For any real estate agents or professionals in general, how do you find consistant deals?

. - The ultimate house hack, live in the small ADU unit and rent out the two levels of the main house on AirBnb in San Francisco (I would have thought STRs are oversaturated in S.F. but it worked for them and they stay fully booked).