Real estate often rewards patience, and holding in a market like this can allow you to build wealth steadily as property values grow.

All trees not just teak trees the money is in the processing and not the growing.  

This allows them to get more capital so they can make more loans without having to grow their asset base, while also maintaining their relationship with the customer through monthly payments.

As a lender the pros are that the funds can grow at a particular percentage that the funds are lent at.

I used the proceeds of the primary residence I owned in NC to grow a portfolio of value add buy and hold here in College Station.

Networking with other investors and learning from your early experiences will help you grow confidently.Good luck!

Once you know the "basics', you can then invest OOS more successfully.If you can't afford to invest in your home area, how will you grow your knowledge of an OOS if you take a shotgun approach to where you buy?

I have amassed a decent network of vendors, so definitely looking at fixer uppers.Eventually, I hope to grow my portfolio to acquire commercial loans for multifamily deals, I haven't started purchasing investment properties, only have my private residence.

It’s growing steadily and has a mix of properties that fit well into a BRRRR strategy.

We've started looking into real estate because we want to use our valuable time to invest in our kids as they grow and invest in our local community through volunteering, not spending all of our time working 9-5 for the next 20 years.Our goal with Bigger Pockets for this year is to determine our plan for investing, and then make our first purchase.