If the economy worsens and people lose their jobs -> more tenants for me.

She's done a nice job with my challenging properties.

I'm an investor from Portland OR, doing mainly fix and flips and the occasional lease option over there.

This is the realtor's unfair advantage, it is their job to be out in the weeds all day long both determining list prices and seeing what the properties sell for. 

Work hard to get promoted at your job, save/invest more of your income, about enough so that it pinches you. 

But, I recently left my job to do consulting and I have less than a year as an entrepreneur. 

I've had a few discussions about the best way to create a plan in order to "snow ball" your way to owning many REI properties (buy and hold for rent).After Googling around and even reading blogs on this site, I've thought about doing something like the following:Buy my first rental property (SFH) with cash (around $60-70k) where I'd expect about $500 cashflow per monthCurrently I have about $105-110k available (after taking out an emergency fund)Then shortly after, buy my second rental property (SFH) but take out a mortgage and put down around 25% on a $60-70k houseThe cash flow on this property specifically would likely break even (at or near 0) but this would be on a 15 year mortgage and I can use some (or most) of the cash flow from the first to help pay down that mortgage faster, along with my corporate job monthly savings tooI feel I could pay it off anywhere from 5 - 10 years depending on the exact strategy If/When I get the 2nd one, then shortly after that, try and get a 3rd SFH rental property and continue this snow ball effect to build up by rental portfolioObviously this is easier said than done, along with risks and I honestly do not have any real experience with rental properties as this is my first time diving into this type of investing.My main questions would be -- Has anyone done a similar strategy to help build their portfolio quicker?

Just wondering what sorts of jobs kids could do to be paid by our LLC. 

The location makes it desirable for retirees and people trying to get away from city life while being close enough to still have a "real job."

You will do a better job than an agent will.