You want to crush your job so you keep getting promotions and keep making more money so you have more borrowing power.

But house hacking with a low down payment loan is a very, very powerful way to get started.

Wholesaling is a powerful tool when paired with private money.

Do they get a thrill thinking about the power they wielded over strangers? 

Imagine giving me $20k and I give you $1,000/year back and in 10 years it “paid for itself”   You don’t use it for an investment  you use it to punish oil producing countries that hate us or to show your neighbors you’re better than them  :-)  Usually it’s a horrible plan for rentals because you either have to charge higher rent and include the electricity or charge a flat rate discouraging them from saving power.

I appreciate the advice everything has been a little overwhelming.

@Chris Piper  all do respect way to much info , to many spend so much time reading books watching videos, going to seminars, and building their " Power Team " .

Investors/Partners: Build a network of partners for joint ventures, sharing risk, and increasing buying power.5.

While I'm not a lawyer and I would always encourage you to speak to one I believe you can 1031 homes but I would say it's much more powerful as you scale with commercial.

A large tree fell during the storm last week and took the stairs out so the tenant has no way to access the unit until we can fix the power lines and remove the tree which we're working on.