However, to grow an already established company which is showing current successes, different story!

Frustrated to know that 50% of my income is going to taxes, I'm thinking how can I grow my business and create more jobs when 50% of profits are taxed?

My long term goal is to reach financial independence by age 30 through rental properties. 

He can loan money out to rehabbers and collect interest and watch his money grow. 

I have a duplex in a very trendy and fast growing area on the west side of Cleveland (Gordon Square).

On the side, I'm working on an OPM owner finance deal on 10 acres my in-laws have and want to sell us (mentioned on another thread), so we are exploring land use options to get it to pay for itself for several years before the area grows and we can build something profitable or subdivide and sell.

This is very typical of how most smaller towns in Portugal, where I lived for a couple of years growing up. 

Entire property looks to be in great shape and is in a growing area near the beach (1 mile).Foreclosed in 2016, investor rehabbed one unit to make it turnkey.

We still have room to grow.

Why not start small - buy some rural vacant land for $500, sell for $1500 and keep growing your acquisition balance to where you are comfortable enough to make some other decisions?