We continue to see population and economic influx with ample room for growth.3.

I give you permission to attain these big hairy audacious goals, I believe in you.

This is VERY attainable.

Once you are financially ready to renovate, I would still give this tenant ample advanced notice.

I think we can appeal to a larger audience then what is currently available.Our podcast is focused towards the people like us just starting out and are willing to do whatever is necessary, through a side business, constant learning, to working 100+ hours a week all in order to achieve the attainable financial freedom Real Estate has to offer.

The success is largely determined by the quality of the lead list, so make sure to spend ample time sourcing, narrowing down, and cleaning your list.

@Randy Bates I am also a newbie with literally zero experience and simply armed with the knowledge that I have attained thus far from webinars and books.

However, to reiterate what others said, I think you should decide on what your long term plans are and figure out what strategy works best to help you attain those goals.

I guess this is to say, is it better to set an "out there" goal early on to keep hungry, or be more conservative at first to keep it 'attainable' and the progress more palpable?

Your goals of reaching financial independence and retiring early are attainable with your interests of investing in multi-family homes.