I am laser focused on eliminating all or most of my debt, so my husband & I can plan our future as real estate investors & happy parents. 

I flip houses in the suburbs, purchase rentals, and toying with a few other strategies (notes, lease options).I love to network, say hello!

I'm looking at doing a 1031 of a property later this year into 3 new properties and have been toying with the idea of instead simply paying the taxes on the proceeds and investing in notes. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------When a broker sees a response like this they know a buyer is laser focused and has really thought about and planned for a purchase.

Toying with the idea of turning it into an air bnb property and keeping the other 3 units LTR to keep stability.

I love how many areas this forum has, it's great.On finding private hard money lenders: Has anyone toyed with the idea of really marketing to people that otherwise do not invest in RE.

Maybe in the meantime acquiring enough for a few (modest) toys I can enjoy while Im still young will satiate me. hahaIm wondering how many properties Ill need to get an 8-10K a month cashflow once theyre paid off.

Absolute worst case scenario (aside from a major disaster) is I end up with a $35k toy I could live in.

With that profile in mind I renovate to meet their needs with tons of closet space and shelving and also some extra storage for all those kid related toys and seasonal items we all have.

long story short, being 24 and dumb i took out a heloc, and bought toys i shouldn't have, in 2008 market crashed and house was upside down 300k.