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I have been in the Army for a total of 8.5 years and I use to be very passionate about it. Don't get me wrong I do still enjoy some of the perks of being in the Military ie. 30 days vacation a year, tuition assistance...

I am of the opinion, rentals are a great way for residual income.

I am looking to learn more about REI to create residual income for my family and ultimately gain financial freedom.

Hi guys, my name is Ben and I am a 31 year old business owner in Chicagoland who is looking to invest the money I make in my business into something that will build residual wealth over time–namely, real estate.My wife's father has been rehabbing houses for flipping, as well as hold/renting properties all over Chicago and Colorado, but has a really old-school way of doing it which is prone to issues.I am looking to learn how to do it in today's market and how to be smart from the get-go so I can avoid common newbie mistakes and prevent as much headache and losing money on bad deals as possible.Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

To expand on my intro, I'm interested in buy and hold investment for long term residual income generation.  

Meeting other investors and hearing about their residual income from rentals and profits from flipping within 15 years made us want to stop talking about real estate and just do real estate.This year we plan on investing in at least 2 homes, one rental and one flip, so we can gain a better understanding of how the process works.

The next strategy would need to include adding a new permanent residence, with the residuals going to the next rental investment.  

@Andrew Jennings Freerks Andrew I built an Excel workbook that uses newly constructed single family homes to do a residual analysis for hard cost.Hard Cost typically represents 70% to 75% of total project cost.

back that number out.that leaves you with residual dollars to pay for the land and develop it.developing 6k sq lots with city sewer water and storm drains will run you 30k to 45k per lot.