Since your metric is modest cash flow with long-term appreciation, focus on neighborhoods with a history of steady growth and tenant stability.As a realtor, you already have the skills to analyze deals—so trust your instincts and take action!

I appreciate your marketing skills at trying to shut down naysayers with half truths and I also appreciate you airing my private financial information on a public forum thankfully it is only partially correct.  

By tapping into my network and refining my negotiation skills, I opened up a world of possibilities—opportunities to grow my portfolio faster and smarter.Off-market deals have become the backbone of my real estate strategy, allowing me to grow my portfolio faster with less stress.

You may consider terminating the lease depending on how much time remains, your skills, the legal system, and other factors.Based on what you've said, I am concerned there's someone else occupying the home or something else is going on.

Many people start out active because they want exposure to real estate and don't know that you can start out passive - you can effectively hire the asset manager and supply capital to the investment.You can have great success as an active or a passive investor - but it is important to understand the difference and to select whichever option matches your skills and resources the best.Good luck!

@Will Zena, this is like 'becoming a millionaire', no money, no skills, no nothing.  

I’m not skilled in repairs and live in a high-cost, tenant-friendly area, what would be the best way to invest my money?

That being said, this is mainly doable for folks taking on cosmetic rehabs with great time management/construction management skills.

This has probably been the one thing that has helped me scale my portfolio so much and so quickly within the past 6 years.So the things that I would bring to the table that a new investor wouldn’t have access to (at least at the beginning until they build their own systems and networks) would be my knowledge and streamlining of getting financing, having deal flow, using vetted and skilled subcontractors, discounted prices on materials, systems in place to find tenant buyers, and streamlined refinancing and management in placeIt is similar to turnkey, only you don’t have to put 25% down and you walk into equity and the exit is already planed and the tenant buyer gets connected with a lender upfront to help them get ready to exercise in the option within 3 years.So that is what makes this different than other models.

But the NAHB also reiterated evidence of an ongoing labor shortage, saying, “The ongoing skilled labor shortage in the construction labor market and lingering inflation impacts account for the recent acceleration in wage growth.”For now, the hot market is still rolling.