Despite the Nashville growth, my goal is a Short Term Rental 1-2 hrs east of town essentially between Nashville and Chattanooga (Sparta, Spencer, McMinnville, Smithville, Woodbury).

BRRRR is the most efficient way to start/grow a small portfolio, but impatience expressed financially is debt, so you can't be shy about racking up mortgages.Once you get going with BRRRR you will get to a point fairly rapidly where your personal income streams that exist now could not cover your debt service payments for your investment properties and how far past that point you are willing to go will determine your growth potential.

The growth in Texas is unreal. 

Staying focused on the MOST IMPORTANT task is key. 

You should be looking for a mentor that is light years ahead of you that can mentor you and accelerate your growth.

I would pass on it unless it was owner financed at 0-5% down, held in an llc, with no personal recourse on the loan, in a class A/B+ neighborhood in a city with 3%+ job growth.

Robust economic growth in the Austin area has created many thousands of jobs and will continue to do so for years to come.

I've read it and it's pretty good.You can try looking towards midwestern states for multifamily properties as the cost of living and home prices are lower than they are on the coasts, but so is the population growth in a lot of those cities.

I’m not knocking growth for the area but it is important to look at what the business brings (in terms of jobs) and not just the business name.

@Nicholas DelgadoI’d recommend turning this into a Gantt chart which will better show the prerequisites and estimated duration of each task.