Rental income will be used to buy more properties and I may allocate 70% of my income into real estate property to accumulate quickly before we start to rise in the next 3-5 years which could bring a 2-3x return in our area. 

- in most cases, as a new investor you should concentrate on accumulating the wealth worth protecting first and answer that question later.2.

Might accumulate 5 hours a month on average.

It took about a month to accumulate enough furniture and appliances (slept 9). 

. - I haven’t done a full accounting yet but with the cash flow from the newly purchased properties, the purchase of the new mobile home parks, the refinances, and the debt pay down from the cash out refinances, I believe we are between 3k and 5k increase for the year so far.One of the things that I have done to pivot from the COVID pandemic was I slowed buying in order to accumulate more in reserves.

@Bruce LynnI have been investing in the bay for 20 years and have accumulated a sizable portfolio and equity on them, not one time did I use the 1% rule.

But it has been my experience that passive gains unlock passive losses and that at the complete disposition of an asset, accumulated losses are available to the non RE Pro to be used against all income.  

I use three years total appreciation metric - that includes appreciation of the property at the rate of rent appreciation and accumulated principal payments.

If you are buying strong locations, accumulate these properties and you'll do great in the long run.

I made my first offer yesterday, so I’m still a Memphis rookie but making progress.Steve Sorry I have not been on in a long time, I have not yet done BRRRR but been accumulating units by the normal 20% down.