In 10 years it is virtual certainty that a leveraged purchase today would have produced a good return.

If you set them up as a "property manager" who was required to produce X amount of income to you (i.e. your rent amount) and then they'd get the rest. 

I’m ok planting some trees in todays environment and waiting a decade for it to produce.

Or just go to whatever brokerage affords you the most flexibility and just start networking with investors and investor agents to build that support system.As a part-time agent the last thing you want is high desk fees or other junk fees, since you may not be producing a ton in the beggining.

If you have a hot dog stand and sell hot dogs and can prove revenue then a loan could be possible as you produce something.As an investor, you need a home that can produce something (income) to get a loan against that.

Easy, peasy.Now, what does it take to produce $1,000 per month free and clear?

Regular trainings held by top-producing agents, accountability coach, tech, great company culture and more.

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Buying vacant land is always a good option, I would check on the rules for subdividing the land before purchase, and also find out how you can add additional income producing projects to your land.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.