Curious if you or @Zach Lemaster has any perspective to share on the ability to find a property from which you can retrieve a sizable-enough amount of equity to repeat the process.

The return needs to have ability to noticeably improve life.  

For example, you could find deals that have good long-term potential and buy enough money down so they throw off a bit of cashflow, but not so much equity that it limits your ability to scale.

The cost for this will be about $8000 vs the ability to get $500/month in rent which is a much better option.

Leverage is always cheaper than having a partner.Paying cash for me is important when:  Paying cash gives the seller confidence in my ability as a buyer. 

Yes, tax advantages, appreciation - but most importantly: the ability to leverage! 

Im hesitant because I dont want it to interfere with my ability to secure financing in the future and frankly I not interested in taking on the risk without any potential reward.1. 

I'll be impacting the garage and yard, and would rather be in a position to not even deal with this as a negotiating point since the reality is whether I'm right or wrong, the tenant has the ability to make it more difficult if they're not happy. 

But if I could do it again I would buy a duplex to quadplex and take advantage of the ability to buy it with little or no money down (VA or FHA if eligible) and have started collecting rent much sooner.Advice I wish I had gotten earlier would definitely be accounting and tax related. 

Wholesaling as taught IE tie up with no ability to close and then assign is going to get regulated out of existence in most states its already happening and it is illegal today in Florida as well.But that all said.