All of the BiggerPockets YouTube videos advocate buying in growing areas.

We made a proposal to them to help grow in a better area and they accepted the offer. 

If you have a business you can grow and get financially rewarded that is higher priority then leaving that.

Some I’ve dabbled in as hobbies, some were full blown business ventures that I attempted to grow and failed.

There are plenty of HMLs that would look at your 8 'exits' (whether you kept or sold) and put you on some kind of "Pro" category and help you leverage as much as possible to grow as quickly as possible. 

Additionally, there's growing interest in cryptocurrency as an alternative asset class, though it comes with higher volatility and risk.

Those were part of growing pains for us back in Nov/Dec.

I have seen many HMLs grow their business this way and it's how I am growing mine.The reason paid ads don't work for most people is because they don't have a system in place to manage the leads and they don't follow up enough.The leads are different than organic or referrals, but they are viable deals.

Buy a property when it feels good is when you are buying your primary home where your kids will grow up and you'll live with your family.

It also gave me the chance to experiment with short-term rentals before transitioning to a long-term hold, reinforcing my strategy for growing a real estate portfolio.