What type of RE role were you doing at that time, if you don't mind me asking? 

My focus leans more toward equity appreciation than cash flow, and as a rookie investor, I’m aiming to put aside about $25-30k for investments each year.In the meantime, I’m looking to connect with like-minded folks here for mentorship, partnerships, apprenticeships, and even collaborations.Would love to hear your thoughts, advice, or anything you think might help as I continue piecing everything together!

Nobody in their right mind would sell at such because they simply don't have to, there is no shortage of buyers happy to out bid your desired landing. 

Keep in mind that once you drop down in population there are issues with finding quality property management and as well as securing quality tenants. 

If you don't mind, I would like to send you a message about who your current PM is, who you are switching to, and how you are navigating this situation?

Being an open mind always opened new opportunities for me even if it is a ridiculous idea!

This works with any type of appreciating property such as real estate, stocks, etcDepending on the appreciation rate, you can potentially see asset values double every 7-14 years.Likely around 7 years if the appreciation rate is 8%Likely around 14 years if the appreciation rate is 4%If you buy something for $100,000 and it appreciates to $200,000, you can potentially take a loan on the $100,000 appreciation which would not be considered a taxable event.However, be mindful that you are paying interest on the loan and you have to payback the loan but yes, it would not add on to your taxable income.

Min, do you mind sharing the neighborhood grade map?

., $25 or $50)- If they use autopay for timely payments, they pay just the base rent ($1,000)In the above example, you see that a discount of $25-50 was applied in the case that the tenant chooses to setup autopay to schedule on-time payments via a given PM software.Please let me know if any software comes to mind and also any feedback on the positive incentive idea.Thanks in advance!

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