What are your goals and objectives?

Also, what are your primary objectives when you analyze your deals?

What is the long term objective? 

However, within 2 year (when home appreciated quite a bit), my uncles and aunts started to object (despite agree to the deal before) and saying my mom fooled them, bought the house without their approval, etc. 

Personally, I don't agree that appreciation should be your primary objective, but if it is, only Kansas City is currently experiencing any significant appreciation.

There are shiny objects every where but with laser focus and determination you will learn to put blinders on and stay focused on what you need to do to become successful in your REI biz.Its GR8 to read books and educate yourself but get to know your WHY. 

Whereas this may help lessen discrimination because it makes lending more objective rather than subjective, it also makes it difficult for investors to get the best types of loans over time because the algorithms are not created in favor of investors.So how does an investor grow a portfolio if the algorithms are created against them?

My main objective is to build community and share experience/inspiration.

This is absolutely correct.At one point in time I made a calculation how many buyers you need to offload properties to like clockwork, and you only need a handful.Its quality (reliable buyers) here, not quantity!

The quantity of money should only change the size or scale of the investment.