Rents started gradually going up not long after that and I had the good fortune of finding out about a mother-in-law/guest house for LOW LOW rent, so I jumped on it!  

But in the bright shiny objects space of the market that flavor of inventory is tight and projected to be gradually less tight.Mortgage lenders have become pretty sophisticated to prevent sweeping foreclosure apocalypses like what has happened in the past, particularly in how careful they have been in lending practices and how they offer alternative solutions to foreclosure for those facing "temporary" inabilities to pay. 

As a former military member, you can use VA loans  gradually build your buy & hold portfolio!  

The annual increase in property values for commercial property has been a more gradual consistent rate than that of the residential housing market.

I look forward to learning every detail there is to wholesaling from those of you who have dabbled and mastered it, and gradually reaching a point to flip or hold.Till next time!

So to calculate a real return you had better factor in the reality that your homes will rapidly lose their value.Thus a large part of your projected cash flow is a return OF your capital not a return ON your capital - i.e. you are gradually liquidating your own business.If you were buying near-worthless old homes for much less money, and buying land already developed as pads, to get your lot rent - that would seem to make sense.

I assume you started small and continued flipping properties gradually increasing your wealth.  

If I stop cashing out, gradually I will have cash flow because I bought in low property tax states.

It may gradually change as sellers may not be interested in allowing showings and potential spread

I'm looking to gradually transitioning to real estate investing.