Our portfolio currently cash flows, but cash flow isn’t our top priority right now since we plan to use this portfolio to supplement our retirement in 12 years when I leave the Army.My biggest challenge is committing to an out-of-state market.

We placed our biggest bet on a single property, class B shares.

These investments may be better than a mutual fund, but REITs miss most of the biggest benefits of owning real estate.

In a more populated market, you will have more people sharing the same internet hub and it can affect your true speeds.

The biggest lesson learned was managing stress.

The biggest thing with 5+ units is everything is more expensive, and the inspection requirements (depending on the municipality) are often more rigorous.

At the end of the day if you run your numbers and analyze like 10 properties a day, and every single day scour the internet for anything new, you will eventually find something that works and know it almost immediately.

If you have a chunk of money to get going I'd personally buy the biggest thing you can if you don't I think house hacking into a 4 plex is great. 

My biggest tip: research, research, research. 

That property looks fantastic actually, I think sorting out the budget would be our biggest challenge.