I've spoken with my financial advisor and ran the numbers where spending 5 more years in my W2 sets us up for the future but it's taking all my attention and I can't focus on real estate, plus I’m miserable.

Start with Strategy by @Dave Meyer and Set for Life by @Scott Trench are great starter books before you get into others.

I usually hit top of market pricing and/or set area sales price records with my properties. 

I just set out my reasoning, why I believe it will happen.

Make sure you have funds set aside for an emergency, if you have personal debt, try to eliminate as much as possible, understand what your personal balance sheet looks like in regards to monthly cash flow and net worth.Investing in real estate is investing in a business, and you need to have a good understanding of your financial picture before you begin to buy a business.I would then focus on what niche you want to start with.  

Special features are what set Airbnb apart.

Hi everyone,I'm going to be building a portfolio in Kansas City and at the start, the properties will be multi family targeted at MTRs.Does anyone have recommendations for legal counsel / prep on contracting for those...

You still have a young loan so  let the amortization run its course and set your regular income aside for the next opportunity/project that you want to explore.  

We can set a time to hop on the video or hell you should come check out Chicago for yourself! 

The areas I'm searching now for properties are serving all three audiences well, so my next step is going to be looking for inroads to the corporate people who lead the relocation set up / contracts so as to be their Property-of-Choice. ;-)Many thanks!