It looks like you are buying buildings within an apartment complex. 

Loan buy down2.

Buy a dividend stock.

Christopher,Now that Fannie Mae came out with their New primary home loan program you already qualify to buy another home. 

I am also dedicated to the 'buy and hold' strategy. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I enjoyed what I did building cool bridges and hotels, but I was not too fond of the daily in and our grind.Jumping ship has brought bigger challenges, but I am happier tackling them with people I love working with.With respect to real estate & being a landlord, it's honestly something I do NOT ENJOY that much either (dealing with HOAs, repairs, vacancy, etc.)...unless you can buy properties and completely offload the property management, which was and is hard for me to do with my scarcity mindset. 

The issue with doing this method is it takes more money up front for the renovations, you are buying older properties which may have more needed capital expenditures, and it takes more time and energy.

So if you are using brokerage account to buy/trade some stocks and invest in trust deeds - this might be a good fit.