:1) Based off experiences with the type of SFR to invest; I'm thinking of moving my wife and I into a nicer suburb (housing ranges from 120k+, rents in the $1.2k-1.8k range) - but won't make the jump until I find something around 100-120k so I can rent it out in the future if I chose to move.If I did this, I would rent out my current townhome (purchased for $75k & built in 2003, rents for about 950-1100 in very desirable location in Jacksonville)...Option 2 would be based on trying to leverage more cashflow to help feed future investments:2) stay in my townhome, and drop 25% on a SFR around the 70-80k range that would rent for around $800-1k a month, but the homes in these areas would be ones built in the 1970s concrete block style.I feel like former option would best my investments for building wealth as I do not currently depend on real estate cash flow as a source of income.On the other hand it feels like having a starter investment that yields more cashflow would help seed future investments.Thoughts are always welcomed!

Use profits as seed capital to construct foundation (water, sewer, electric, etc.) for some type of commercial operation on contiguous lots along hwy 74 in Lake Elsinore. = retained ownership commercial lease income.

(Read the full article here: http://www.inman.com/2013/05/02/privlo-lands-2-1m-in-seed-funding/)

(Or maybe you don't want to get sued when kids fall out of the tree...)It might be worth taking the photos you posted to a local garden center... not the one that pops up on the side of Wal-Mart or Home Depot in the summer, but a locally-owned place that has plants, seed, etc year round.  

Beautiful (overpriced) seed choked by surrounding weeds.Jon Klaus I hadn't given much thought to the long lonely stretches of 380.

Using This strategy you are almost unlimited on how many deals you can do because you should not run out of seed money to do deals...

Thanks for planting that seed in my head!!

Personally I liked the Highland Square area around the Mustard seed, the 44303 & 44302 areas. 

And as stated in a previous post, when you start bringing potential deals to Investors you will be planting the seeds for mentorship.But that's just one way, maybe with your terrific credit you could finance a duplex or triplex and live in one unit while renting out the other(s).

You could opt to invest in mortgage notes, which would provide a stream of income and growth of your seed capital.The main thing is, you need the education before you put your money at risk, OR to partner up with someone who has the education and track record.