I like the strategy of having a job with guaranteed income and taking advantage of owner occupied financing to purchase a house hack, staying connected with the REI community in the area, and scaling up from there.

That ensures you don't spend it on other things and that you know exactly how much you have available to spend on the next purchase.

NOI divided by purchase price gives you cap rate. 

Once I was deployed on a submarine in the North Atlantic and they helped my wife with a 1031 exchange on the sale of a home and purchase of 2 other properties.

I recently purchased a triplex in Pittsburgh and have had success with it so far.

Quote from @Enrique Toledo: I came across a really good seller financing deal and I would like to purchase it as my first deal but I don’t have enough money for the down payment.can I use a lender of some sort to give me money for the down payment?

Process is simple. 1. purchase contract2. send contract to title company3. bring cash to closing and you're done

I use a hard money lender here in Memphis TN that is 12% interest paid 1% monthly, 100% purchase & 100% rehab w/5points up front.

I have individual spreadsheets for each property that I used in my initial analysis for purchasing the asset of course, but I'd love to see everything all together now with real-time numbers.Where can I find something like this?

With fewer buyers in the market due to high rates, investors who move now have leverage to negotiate on purchase price, seller credits, and even off-market deals.The biggest mistake investors can make right now is waiting for perfect conditions.