I think that's a great idea and will start to write out my investment strategy understanding it may evolve as I learn and grow.

I'm preparing for my next investment and am looking at Kansas City (currently own there) and am also researching Des Moines as I've heard the area is growing a lot!

To set the stage, I am currently growing my rental portfolio with the goal of getting 3 additional properties by the end of 2018.

Long-term strategy is to grow through buy-and-hold and eventually move to full-time REI once cash flow can replace my current w2 earnings.Assuming $350k to spend, does anyone have any ideas on a better way to spend it than 20% down on two 3-families?

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- how did your biz grow?

I bought this place with the intention of it being an investment and would like to grow my money even more. 

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A 20 year initial lease on a business that is growing in an industry that will only get bigger with a strong lease guaranty would have a significantly lower cap rate than a 10 year lease with a struggling company you're looking to turn around.That being said... as I started: I don't believe you are being unfair.

Is the population growing, shrinking, or staying the same?