Depending on comfort and cash, it might be a viable option as you can build equity and then sell without having capital gains, assuming it's your primary residence and you've lived there for 2 years.

In the beginning, it's all about buying more deals with not much capital and frankly, maybe that's not the worst thing, because you learn a lot.

And amplify your deployable capital by significant multiples. 

Your closing statement should have the purchase price and you add any capitalized costs.   

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Start simple or go all in on a multifamily if you have the capital to support potential losses.

As part of his investment of capital into scaling, he hired a marketing firm specializing in SEO, SEM, social media, direct email, etc.  

Im trained enough myself at this point in QBO, but my bookeeper still does the more complex entries (Loans, capital balances, reconciliation, etc) I just do the data entries for expenses. 

If so, you have to see what capital you have to deploy and whether or not it makes sense.

Most people I know start with low money down programs so they can get away with a initial capital investment of around $25k but you also need reserves.