If you ever want to connect and trade thoughts on your goals, I'd love to do that. 

I've done this so many times it is crazy, so speak with experience.Also in small towns trades can be tricky. 

I don't know a single person who regrets starting out with a quad and house hacking.

Starting a property management company with my brother and my dad was a mix of teamwork, trust, and family dinners doubling as business meetings.

A global trade war is seen as the biggest observable risk for 2025, followed by a tech stock plunge and concerns over inflation and bond yields14.

I'm an accountant by trade.

I went from a W2 job to building a portfolio of 500+ units over the last 5 years by starting small and scaling smart.

When I was 22 I had to move from my home town to Las Vegas in pursuit of HVAC trade school.

Many newer investors have to start somewhere and older more-beat-up homes are cheaper and can help someone get their foot in the door.As for appreciation, this too is location dependent.

These guru's pitch get rick quick with no money down, so people "want to be investors" but fail to start because they had unrealistic expectations from day 1.