He has bent over backwards to try to help with things at times. (2) I am suspicious they maybe tried to grow to fast and did not have the proper infrastructure to do so.

I'd like to both appreciate and cashflow, and by going with a huge down payment, I think I can do it, even in Southern California.BTW, I am a newbie, kind of fell *** backwards into my current situation, and would like to grow my inadvertant good fortune.

I know I am overthinking this too much for the current stage as an investor, but I'm trying to work backwards from my end goal of owning 100 units.

What platforms to use in order to reach my target audience (mainly international Buyers, then out of state Buyers).Trying to work backwards like Cameron mentioned.

Just as @Henry Clark stated, set your goal, set a timeline, work backward and see if your current holdings are even in line with the strategy to meet your goal.This may mean that you need to liquidate them and start over or adjust them to fit.

Therefore, create a goal, work backwards to a realistic strategy in the timeline you want, and do it.

Then you work backwards to figure out how many properties that equals for your buy box.

Sounds backwards but I wouldn't worry as much about where it's getting in as I would be about how much standing water you have in close proximity to the window.

I feel the best strategy is to work backwards and start with the purchase to see if it’s even feasible.

And even if they offer more, remember that appraisers look backwards first when completing an appraisal.