I was a Navy submariner for 21 years and really focused the last 6 years on growing our portfolio.

Purchase price: $940,000 Cash invested: $250,000 I purchased a Self-Storage Facility.

Buyers usually want to purchase on today’s value while sellers often want to use future potential of the property (“current rents are below market” or “room to build an additional property”, etc) to increase the purchase price or likelihood of a sale.

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.

seems to be with the power of REI nation in the market place wholesalers would be lined up to present deals to U guys first .. invite them into your offices and give them the tour like you do your retail buyers..

Good morning Carl, @David Krulac is right on the money. 

I am also on the loan.

They always make sure to have line(s) of credit to get them through challenging periods.

I have used HELOCs for probably most of the purchases of the properties I own. 

There are tons of other metrics to consider such as rental rate, job demand, growth, path of progress, taxes, schools, crime, and on and on.