And the reason for this post more than anything is to say that since day #1 I was told over and over again not to get into SFD and small multi-family units and get into apartments instead.Equity in properties has grown considerably.

Then once you learn your lessons and grown your money on an apartment deal (even if it's a small one like a 4-plex), then you have the right to raise capital from an investor or do a syndicated deal.

There's still wood in it (roof,etc) but a wood house is a feeding grown for termites and wood fungus.  

> I am one of them having grown up in Cupertino ( back in the day you could buy a nice home there for 35k) and lived in Palo Alto for 10 years then the Napa Valley..

Things have grown pretty quick for me, where I don't manage them myself anymore, and my PM is having trouble with it as well.Thanks for the help Matt!

I have grown to like the NW Indiana market vs IL due to manufacturing/industrial companies moving across the border, landlord friendliness of IN, cheaper taxes and it will also give me the opportunity to get started sooner with the price of homes.

Started it eight years ago and it has grown every year.  

There are a ton of them and as the popularity of the flipping shows have grown, the number of these charlatans has boomed.

Adam, While I'm young and inexperienced, I've grown up around Des Moines over the last 8 years and I believe there will be an enormous opportunity for income and growth in that city.

My children are grown now and I have more free time to devote to a dream of mine.