A portfolio of properties like this would self fund and by definition pay for itself/double every 3-5 years, a very small seed capital would grow very quickly.

seed=sales-...

So the key is finding the people who have property they aren't really thinking of selling yet, until you meet up and that seed gets planted.

Understand, I didn't actually pay for the Grohe stuff I've put in the rentals, that was part of the Home Depot Seeds free-stuff-for-reviews hustle I worked for so long.

Keep sending outbound emails and calls and keep planting seeds that will flourish in a few months 

Towards the end of college I found a great group of guys that started a company called Seed Sumo.

It won't help you financially but could help your investor community by getting rid of a bad seed.

My brother is currently at the University of Florida and I’ve been planting seeds in his brain in preparation for him to purchase his first property when he graduates after this semester!

If you're seed money is $30,000, something like that could set you back years.

If inflation goes away so farmers can afford seed/fertilizers/equipment/labor.