For this investor, he’s willing to break even on a monthly basis on the future rental and make a profit in 5 years on what looks like a still growing part of the city. 

We want to have monthly income crom rent and grow the equity.

@Sam Shueh There are a number of economic tailwinds in SE Wisconsin that have contributed to the recent rise in prices so I don't think the area is solely reliant on Foxconn to continue to grow. 

Obviously scaling faster is appealing, but I also don’t want to grow too fast and end up in a bad spot. 

@Caleb Heimsoth It must be a popular question, I should have read through the posts more to find what I was looking for. 

***The old tradition Growing up, my parents owned a decent sized but standard 4 bed, 2.5 bath, two stories with additional finished third floor for storage, ironing and home office.

Rapidly grow portfolio and maximize leverage, but mitigate risk, build durability and avoid pitfalls.

Now full time in the business with a transaction under my belt I'm ready to dive back in deep to growing my investment knowledge. 

You want to invest in areas that are building and growing ...

Long term, the population is expected to continue to grow.