Franchise brokers are switching whole teams to eXp, there's good reason for that.

I really wish we could have a whole BP podcast on VAs for REIs

The only thing that can stop you from achieving what you want is your own limiting beliefs.

I've pondered it myself as I own an empty lot (subdivided from another duplex I own) but I cannot make the math work to achieve my desired cash flow.

What daily activities are you taking to help achieve that goal?

You have to balance that with taking action in order to achieve success. 

The metro area as a whole however has gone up 7.4%, but that is a mix of neighborhoods that have done very well and not at all, the average comes down to 7.4%.$1000 rent for a 85k home seems very low though.

The trick was to 'treat it like a checking account' while putting your whole paycheck against the HELOC (mortgage balance) and just paying bills out of the account.

I'm a newbie in MF so I know of this confusion firsthand.I have pointed this out a few times but your weighing in on it sure carries a whole heck of a lot more weight!

@Michael ThompsonTo ever be able get to $10k a month of passive income, you need to have a lot more properties than the 3 that you currently own.To ever achieve that ambition, given the 2 options you mentioned, you are only left with using the equity you have to purchase more houses.