So now he has hundreds of thousands in equity and never paid more than a couple hundred a month to live in a nice house and hood in LA for the initial years and today makes easy $1000+ monthly cash flow.That LA house hack move also enabled him to buy more rentals and storage units very shortly after his initial 3/2 purchase. 

I'm a musician/artist too and I think that real estate can be one of the best ways to help facilitate a career in the arts. 

The company was built by a team that has purchased and managed thousands of single family homes and felt there was a need for a tech enabled and highly transparent marketplace.

We buy properties that need work, fix it up (forced appreciation) then get a LOC on the house which enables us to pull out our down payment and buy another one.We've done that with 3 properties but now we're tapped out, mortgage wise. 

Sometimes these conversations enable a light bulb to flicker in your head.There are a lot of experienced member on this site with a boat load of wisdom.  

Real estate investing will enable you to get an infinite rate of return if you know what you are doing.

Depending on how good a deal you did, Harjeet is correct: that 70% of their valuation could get you all your outlay back in your pocket, enabling a BRRRR Repeat!

That would enable you to save up for your house quicker.Just a thought.

Elance also has a screencast feature that enables you to see the work they do.

I think it's time to get out to network to find some quality subcontractors that we can utilize that won't break the bank but that might enable us to get our last two units online much quicker.