In order to get there it would be good if you could keep feeding cashflow proceeds back into acquisitions, on top of your continued W2.Speaking from experience, you can manage probably 30-50 units yourself nights and weekends before you really need to hire someone.

You're not in the position to be a cash buyer...as a former wealth manager, it's simply not a good play for you for many of the reasons stated above and more.  

Would love to learn from your experiences.4.

So, we network and build, and then learn, based on our past experience, how to analyze more efficiently or how to shrink our buy box.

Dalton,A multi LTR strategy sounds like a great play for 2025.i would suggest attending any and all REI meet ups in your area that you can find; my brokerage hosts a bunch of them up in the north east and it's been huge for our growth.i would also suggest finding an investor focused agent.

@Nick Rutkowski Thanks for sharing this very painful experience. 

This is a very different space than most folks here on BP play in from what I have seen.

We cannot breach our guests' trust by playing games with them. 

@Colin Ford recommend getting experience with your RI duplex before going OOS.You should DIY manage the unit next door, so you LEARN about property management, the goog, the bad and the ugly.Then you'll be so much better prepared to invest OOS!

Talk to a CPA to see how each scenario plays out.A 401K continues to grow in value, but what do you live on?