Writing down my debts and seeing them become smaller over time still doesn’t compare to the feeling of being able to watch my real estate portfolio grow while I’m paying off my loans – it's an incredibly motivating process.

Over the past year or so I've read books, blogs, and watched more YouTube videos than I can remember.

Insurance costs are going to be extremely relative to a list of variables that differ with every property, but if you know what to target and what to watch out for, these costs do not at all prevent positive cash flow on the right opportunities

And everything is recorded to watch later.

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

The #1 determinant is the Tenant Pool.If you don't believe us, try putting several Class D tenants in Class A apartment buildings and watch what happens.

The area had stalled after the 2008 downturn, but he saw the potential for growth, just like you did.He held onto the property, renting it out and watching the neighborhood gradually come back to life.

I love watching properties come together and refreshing spaces (especially comparing before and after pics.)

What people need to watch out for is newer syndicators with little experience trying to build teams and have to keep doing mediocre deals to feed their team to survive.

...in its simplest form, you just divvy up the water bill 10 ways....watch water usage drop.