I hoping to gradually build a rental property portfolio around the area with some cash I saved. 

Loads to absorb and learn and I am gradually working out my strategies and goals that I can utilize here in the UK.Greets from the other side of the pond!

Hopefully, I can gradually raise rent as the market (and upgraded property condition) allows.Sorry, I'm kind of thinking out loud while I reply to you.

I’m in leesburg va I own 5  houses currently including mine in leesburg Ashburn and one in Clarke county I stopped real estate in 2013 and have been doing stock investing and some crypto, since but still manage the properties here i like that the values rise but also cash flowCurious what other investors are doing as I love growth but I also like the monthly checks coming in , tempting to cash out some stocks and buy another property in Reston or Herndon as things gradually get back to normal 

My wife and I had gone to one of those 3-day hotel banquet room 'boot camps' where they pound you with information for a total of nearly 30 hours, gradually taking away tables and seat, increasing the psychological pressure until you either leave or buy-in. 

Appraisals will go up, debt is gradually getting paid down so LTV will look better and better each time.  

I may gradually migrate to another if the opportunity is better. 

Offer to master lease whatever units are currently vacant and gradually take over the others at lease expiration or via cash for keys. 

I'd focus on increasing rent rather than building a deposit, and do it gradually over several months.

We screen tenants carefully and have had great experiences with 19 out of 20, but once we did have someone whose issues gradually worsened to the point that she was talking about buying a gun and eventually making threats toward us.