I've been managing for 15 years and have helped a couple owners change/expand their portfolio. 

This is home for us, and our portfolio is based here.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I own a portfolio of 35 units worth just under $4 million and I find that the analysis, projections and valuation tools DealCheck provides are sufficient for me to make investment decisions. 

Again, I am literally a beginner - no properties under my name, no portfolio (yet), still working a W2 job, just looking for DIRECTION and for someone to possibly help me in what step to go in next. 

It's not so bad when you only have one property but with a portfolio of properties, it can take up a lot of time if they keep switching all.

Detroit has one the highest rent to price ratios in the country…and we focus on the best balance of price/location within the area.Here is a picture of my portfolio if you/anyone is curious.

The networking and local market insights are invaluable.For retirement planning, focus on building steady cash flow and consider setting aside a healthy maintenance fund (I usually recommend 6 months of expenses) to protect against any surprises.If you're looking to expand your portfolio, Columbus is a great market where we still see positive cash flowing deals with lots of appreciation potential.

We are happy to help our investors who are growing their portfolio and work with their Realtors.

While RAD also concentrates on areas of Texas, Idaho, California, and Florida for its growing portfolio of rental properties, according to the January offering circular, Philadelphia has been its primary locus of activity.