And today, I've just achieved a major milestone in doin so.

Keep in mind that the trend graph looks like a straight line if you connect the start point and end point directly, but the market does not behave in that straight-line manner; so the connection is made with (potentially multiple) sinusoidal shapes that will go up and down within one cycle of the sine wave.

Regarding property mangers, here is our take: Setting up parameters, expectations, and milestones are key.

This car is a milestone in my life and I have been dreaming of it ever since I was a child.

Don't worry about the milestone, at 40, you're still a pup ;-)

This type of economic data is always lagging and there's always some random stat/chart/graph from FRED that will paint a scary picture.

The baby-to-be will be a milestone a bit...further down the road. ;) @Thomas Franklin While I do hope to acquire more multi-families in the near future to build that equity, I'll have to get a better lay of the land first; my goals might not align with what's realistically feasible.

With time lines attached to certain milestones within the scope of work. 

It's unlike true social networks that use graph networks to recommend people you might know.

Just make sure it's in writing and based on mile stones you can quantify.