I bought in 2014 and made many improvements, Since I'm located close to a beach I decided to rent it out for high season (jan-april) and save money by staying with family in the meantime.With that said, I decided to take a 100k HELOC out on my first residence due to the amount of equity I had and have been looking for a multifamily relentlessly.

B+ class area.Be relentless and go after properties others are not aware of.

I’ve told many people that I know of that I am becoming an agent soon just to put the ball on the court.Now that I know that people are watching and waiting for me personally, I am making the relentless effort of learning to provide a service more than just buying and selling real estate for them.

Relentless, I decided to pursue higher pay and started applying to places that I believed would shell out more money for my entry level skills.

You need to be determined and relentless.

Nothing directly real estate focused, but excellent reads you can learn a lot from:The 10X Rule - Grant Cardone (Anything by GC is excellent and filled with real estate advice from someone who has actually done it himself).Shoe Dog - Phil Knight (A relentless effort against all odds to be an real entrepreneur in the true definition of the word).The Real Crash - Peter Schiff (controversial, but very much worth the read)

I bought it on a whim 10 years ago and have been relentlessly paying down my mortgage... 6 years left.

Be relentless and call and text and borderline annoy him until he does what he was contracted and agreed to do   It’s a balance of the carrot and the stick.  

Be relentless and creative on cutting costs.

Just be relentlessly borderline annoying in your efforts to close deals the only real way to close deals is not to give up.