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. 😊  I've been thinking more about your question based on my LA experience, and some great advice I've read from three days of lurking here on BP from some RE veterans, based less on my fantasy but more on what I would do with your idea to start out at 1.5 and move into 3-5 million houses.First, it's all going to come down to your goals, here's a quote about that from Don Konipol (from the forum post https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/519/topics/1150499-the-...Quote from @Don Konipol:IMO, the financial reasons for investing in real estate include 1- Asset Preservation2- Increase Wealth3- Current Income4- Tax MinimizationWhile these four are not mutually exclusive, the more you benefit in one area the less will be the benefit in the others, given normal market conditions, unless you uncover something everyone else has missed.

Search here and you will find the best way to partner  with someone you know and trustExample https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/109/topics/912339-does-...

Here is another great thread on student rentals, with similar (but not 100%) experiences to ours.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/491641-nearin...

I was wondering if anybody got any tips, topics, questions, and/or talking points they feel would be important?

Going back to topic, I believe in the saying: if it is not in black and white, they don't exist.

Hey Guys,please check out my guide I posted:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/899/topics/1186145-the-... 

Looking for some insight on the topic of doing a 1031 exchange into properties that the owner would want to do seller financing.

Maybe this topic has already been covered in this forum; please feel free to direct me to the previous posts.

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