Recently, I've thought about the possibility of gradually growing my real estate portfolio through buying properties each year with the FHA loan.

The economy does not feel like 2007 but gradually may grow closer with greater impact of a downturn.

A lot of maintenance issues, but we are gradually working through without spending a ton of money.

I'm willing to go ahead and start at that rate even as we move into gradually raising rents over the next two years, since this will be an additional challenge.

I will not Kick them out and if you need to gradually raise the rents  in the winter.

Most of my wealth is invested in two places - small multifamily properties that I own and operate with reasonable leverage here in Denver, CO, with a 30+ year plan to manage through the ups and downs and gradually build equity through long-term appreciation, loan amortization, and solid cash flow.

My goal is to acquire passive income thru Rent and Hold properties, and as I gradually become more versed in that Niche, I would like to flip houses or wholesale.

Gradually building up in Houston myself.

As units gradually become vacant, do the renovations and then list them for rent, presumably the rent will have increased. 

That is their profit.That other 10% is used to gradually buy an increased ownership share, you use that appraisal to figure out how much this chunk of change buys.Over time you are the 11% owner, then 12%, and so on, until you own 100% of the business entity.