Everything you do should be a piece to the puzzle that you want to complete 10,20,50 years down the road...That being said, I think house-hacking is the best strategy for a newbie... you will gain the acquisition experience you'll need for each transaction so that you know the ins and outs of how deals get done. 

I'm genuinely puzzled as to what the possible endgame could be...

Realty Doctors primarily handle the sales piece of the puzzle.

The investor relations arm is the third piece of the puzzle, which is constantly raising capital and maintaining communications with investors.

If you're paying a someone or a company to manage that's the missing piece of the puzzle.

Hello Stephen, Finding the right property management company the most important piece of the puzzle.

I find this puzzling (and maybe I'm terribly niave).

I hope to get to know many of you (I've been lurking in the shadows for weeks now)I hope to start off wholesaling as the acquisition process is the most enticing piece of the puzzle to me.

In reality, SEO (in terms of optimizing your pages) is only a small piece of the puzzle nowadays.

I feel like I am missing a huge chunk of the puzzle here, and am hoping someone can help.3) For my final question, as an extension to number two, let's say I have 5 properties in my name totaling $1,000,000 value.