Some friends have built impressive portfolios there over the years, its definitely block by block and you're not far from some other great opportunity zones like Grand Rapids.  

I would love to house hack but multi-family units are rare in the area even though it's rapidly growing.

Initially, my goal was to BRRRR a property in the Greenville County, SC market as it's rapidly growing, but most properties are being renovated and investors are putting full cash offers in on the ones that aren't.

Rental supply is increasing rapidly, especially in large cities.

My portfolio rapidly expanded and quickly overwhelmed my rudimentary systems, leading to stress and a certain amount of burnout. 

Rapidly rising rents are a significant source of fear and stress for our tenants. 

@Daniel Cayer one suggestion I haven't heard here yet is to slowly roll over a portion of your 401k into a Roth IRA (yes paying taxes incrementally on the portion you roll over), but after 5 years of being in a Roth you can take out the contributions tax and penalty free.

@Tadeh Vartanian I also own a duplex in Grand Rapids, MI and a condo in Kalamazoo, MI. 

For one property, a QBO subscription may be overkill...unless you are looking to scale up rapidly, in which case it pays to develop good bookkeeping habits early on.If you are looking to keep the portfolio size at 1-2 properties, then a spreadsheet should suffice.

Morgan Private Bank.The first is inflation among physical goods.Consumer prices began rising rapidly in early 2021 as the U.S. economy reopened after its Covid-induced shutdown.