@Julia Shevchenko I agree and will most likely help him with this if he wishes to as we continue our relationship, i have brought up the 1031 idea. we'll see where this goes!

The goal is always Continuous Progression, NOT Immediate Perfection.

I have helped many family members get set up with self directed accounts so that they too can utilize what continues to remain an option that the majority simply do not know about.

Hello everyone, I am currently in the process of becoming an agent, and then continue my education to become a broker. 

If you continue to hold a lot of your money in a property (equity), your ability to purchase more properties will be slowed down.

hi there @Colin Dunne, welcome to the world of bpthere are many ways to go about investing in real estate and the truth is that there is no wrong way of going about it.as long as you #getstarted is the main thing, oh yes and don't lose money, there is some great information out there is on this website as well as youtube etc. the podcasts on here are amazing and they allow you to hear others successful stories as well as what was their motivation to get them going and continue pushing on.i'm soon starting my own meet up here in the area and bring in people that can help along the ways through this process,i'll keep you posted on the dates.

I would be also looking into reinvesting the earned cash flow therefore continuing to make business if I have a positive relationship with them. 

I am not smarter then google.I do not hate you b/c you are good.I do not feel stupid.I do not wish to continue arguing with you about this.I wish you luck in your en devours.Just for fun I thought i'd share my monthly web traffic as well

Beginning at about age forty we started slamming every spare dollar toward paying off our mortgages and within a few years paying cash for new properties and continuing to rid ourselves of debt.

I would take a HELOC as explained above.Combining both 1 and 2 allows for you to continue to build cash quickly and have enough money to get started.