Really looking forward to getting to know as many people as I can and growing together.

Usually those who caution offer cautionary tales because they learned first hand the difficulties in growing a scalable and PROFITABLE portfolio this way.

You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.Awesome board with many smart people having own suggestions and ideas to grow wealth!!

We have a supply issue because banks stopped lending to builders other than one or two at a time for spec builds after the bust in 08 so they were limited in being able to grow the supply. 

probably have to type the url in seperatly.. but you will see on our front page the White farm house black trim and very nice landscaping that Steve is mentioning.. its the hot ticket today. at least in our market.. its the Joanna Gaines effect

I hope to contribute as I grow myself and help others.For this discussion, I have a duplex cash flowing $1,500/month with $220k in equity. 

Upside: you have now a loan that is being paid down, equity that is growing, and probably some appreciation and you learn how to buy and manage real estate which in itself makes it worth it!

My dad taught me decent financials growing up and I'm the only one in my family who hasn't made a financially poor decision(some sort of bad debt or bankruptcy.)

Properties in growing areas with increased rental demand are definitely more desirable.

Hi Shane,Scaling your house flipping business by bringing in a private investor is a great way to grow quickly.