You need to start out with realization of Current Cash Flow and any long term appreciation will be an added benefit.

You can test to see what is most preferred by adding limited and/or special features along the way to see what tools users will be more likely to gravitate towards.Please note: I'm a newbie at Real Estate, but I'm a long time techie.

From what I've learned after some reading and from listening to many episodes of the Bigger Pockets podcast, some of the keys to success in my current field - including an eye for location and rehab potential, the creation of "added value" and "competitive advantage" and, more than anything, the ability to build relationships - are important to real estate investing and I'm excited to employ them in this new arena.I'm thrilled to find BP and look forward to getting to know some of you!

This is what I have come up with for myself.I am going to specialize in FSBO properties, buy and hold/flip investors, facebook ads, and FB group posts for buyer leadsI created a pretty lengthy "how to sell your home" guide for FSBO properties, I plan to stay in front of other agents by actually knocking on doors, and delivering the guide to them in person, and then using that to set up a follow up appointment when I can deliver a free CMA. 

Being pre-registered will allow you to be ready with due diligence.Bidding StageAfter being registered to bid the asset will be added to your dashboard; you are now in the bidding stage.

Guy said that he added a bicycle to his furnished rental because it was just a little too far from BART to be fairly considered "walking distance" for the white collar professionals with minimum one month leases that were the target.Guy increased his net by about $500 per month averaged out.

An investor out of my area reached out to me after seeing my AD on Craigs list about wholesaling and bird dogging .

Lastly, adding a profile pic will make a big difference in adding credibility.   

An Irish couple in their 60s investing just to take nice vacations and earn an extra $3K/mo.Point is, the 50-100 goal is certainly achievable from where you're starting, but you'll need to be aggressive depending on your timeline to reach that many units if you go one by one.I highly suggest one by one instead of buying an existing portfolio unless you can really learn all about the portfolio and avoid overpaying for it.  

Then you could use that extra money to roll back into investments?