I started a journey back in 2015 towards financial freedom with a goal of acquiring 50 units in 3 years time, and yesterday I was able to acquire a 19 unit value add apartment building in Berwyn with my partner @Scott Skinger With the 19 unit acquisition, I have gone from 0 to 52 units in just over 3 years time.Not only have I reached my personal goal of topping 50 units, but I also get an opportunity to re position a desirable asset in a growing neighborhood.

How did you go about finding agents like that, that may have more access to pocket listings?

@Chris Williamson, you don't really need a CPA for that because there are no tax implications with the rollover, and like I mentioned earlier all investment income will be sheltered from taxes since it is an IRA, unless you have income from active business or use leverage to acquire investment property (btw, self-directed Solo 401k would be exempt from UBIT on leveraged real estate).

I could give the VA remote access to my machine, but that sort of scares me.

This would allow you to use less of the equity in your primary while acquiring more rentals.

@Brian Erickson The main benefit of having a license is access to the MLS for the purpose of doing comps (comparable sales).

We will see if that changes as I acquire more units.

I have access to different wholesellers in the area.

Argus would be your best bet for software but can be expensive if you don't already have access. 

I'm a relative newbie investor with two homes currently and the cash in hand to acquire one, likely a duplex.A lot of the webinars talk about ... what's your why, what's your goal?