Am I going to work extremely hard and adopt a growth mindset?

I’ve been focusing on new build duplexes in the Indianapolis market, where we’re seeing strong rental returns and growth potential.If you’re ever curious about expanding into other markets or want to discuss strategies to grow your portfolio, I’d love to connect and share insights.

It was built up, vibrant, and cool.That was my "aha" moment.Then I spent months driving different neighborhoods to identify strong pockets and ones I believed were poised for growth.

I focus on Columbus, Ohio, which has seen significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations, driving up property prices and job opportunities.

Look for areas with strong growth and appreciation potential.

-The niche, boutique brokerage is a great target because they are generally slammed with more business than they know what to do with, they generally are still using fax machines and rotary dialers, (i'm only half joking I still see @aol emails all over costar to this day) so it leaves ample opportunity with anyone that can use an crm a chance to add real value and grow the business in a measurable way.- These tend to be "assassin" type shops who are small teams of pretty elite operators, and they aren't bloated down with BS like the big CRBE's etc of the world, so you'll get exposed to more, you'll get exposed sooner, and they will generally be ideally with a niche industry or product type but will often have a ton of satellite deals they get which will get you cross industry exposure. 

If so, what was your experience during startup and growth of the business?

Everything Brian mentions is accurate, and I will follow up with for most investors it is trajectory of growth over length of growth.  

It's probably a good thing, but as you can see, the theme here is growth management -- can they keep growing successfully, or will they encounter sheering forces that cause a problem?

Finding the true appreciation rate for specific towns can be a bit tricky, but you can start by looking at historical sales data, talking to local realtors, or even checking out some online tools that track market trends.If the condos you’re eyeing aren’t meeting the 2% rule, it might be worth reconsidering or at least getting a more detailed breakdown of potential long-term appreciation and other benefits, like tax advantages or rental demand growth in the area.