I currently have a 11 property portfolio under contract for a few months now with no closing date in sight.

While it's user-friendly and fine for selling physical products, its scalability for managing multiple rental properties is limited compared to WordPress.

I can have an agreement where I make payments to my mom starting at a further date and just not put a lien on the house.

When faced with scenarios like this, it's tough to answer such a specific question with limited information. 

Maybe its just a blip, but I'm hopeful that we'll see population increase in the city limits sometime in the next few years.https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/05/clevelands-population...  

If you buy in a city with limited appreciation, every investment dollar must come from your savings.

If you dont have a great team to work with you can lose your shirt even if the house is next door to where you live... there are lots of great areas but only a limited number of great teams so our final choice has always been team driven... saying that we look for an area where there are lots of opportunities  and rental houses available in good areas using the 2 % rule  we found this in Detroit and Toledo  more then willing to share what we do and what we have learnt over the years

I'd recommend house-hacking a duplex or triplex if possible to help limit your living expenses.

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I keep hearing they are waiting on concrete block and no one is giving me a good response on estimated delivery date.