Starting a business to generate consistent cash flow gives you the flexibility to reinvest into real estate, which offers both income and long-term appreciation.

All you need is the ability to put in some effort and to be consistent.

Our property is consistently around 50% occupancy.

Good afternoon fellow investors,I just closed on my first rental property, which consists of a main house with 3 attached smaller units (efficiencies) - this is very normal in this area- , everything is on one meter.The previous owner used to live in the main house and therefore all utilities were included in the smaller units's rent payments.

This team consists of an Investor Focused Agent, Lender, Contractor, and PM.Read this article on the "core 4".

The thing I consistently struggle with is art, especially big pieces.  

There’s an entire “industry” consisting of gurus, attorneys and title companies that provide services and advice for transacting real estate without paying off the existing lien(s).  

Now multiply it times the 6 or so upgrades you’re talking about.

Well, think of the concept of dollar cost averaging in stocks — instead of buying stocks one time, you invest consistently.

A line of credit would cost me 8.25 currently and I could consistently lend it at 12-15 probably.