With only a few properties under my belt, I wonder what insurance I’ll need to protect myself as I grow.

Ideally I'll re-sign for a third year (whoa) and tackle this in the spring when I have another year's savings under my belt, but I am prepared to move quickly if need be, much to the chagrin of my fiance who wants me to focus more on wedding planning.Ultimately, the goal is to go slow and see how we take to the concept of landlording. 

Hi @George Blower.

I probably would agree.Texas and certain sub belt states do have the economic and population growth. 

With 3 multi's under your belt, it should throw off enough cash for you to paydown the mortgages to 75% LTV and allow you to keep buying using FHA once a year!!!

I can see that in the rust belt and other mid west areas were your buying 5k houses.But NOT IN CA.. not by a legit buyer...

I'm excited to add this skill set to my tool belt after I get a few traditional investments under my belt.

You have plenty of education under your belt, you've taken care of some administrative stuff, and now you're actually finding deals.

But you need to get some experience under your belt for them to trust you as an operator.

Freddie Mac also looked at the top and bottom 10 metros by gross income growth for 2021 and found the top 10 are primarily stable Midwest markets and higher-growth Sun Belt areas: Memphis, Tenn.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Las Vegas; Cleveland, Ohio; Tampa, Fla.; Phoenix; Sacramento, Calif.; Oklahoma City, OK; Greensboro/Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Indianapolis.