I recently started looking into real estate investing because I’d like to own my house at a young age.

Some owners can though, just want to clarify that before you spend to much time looking into putting something together.Also, make sure you factor into your numbers the ages of all of the major capex and where it is at in its lifespan.

I also host/produce a quickly growing podcast called Go Rent Skip where we recommend what movies are worth the theater, renting, or skipping.I could possibly exchange advertising space on the show in exchange for advice/mentorship.Thanks and I’m looking forward to getting started!

I think that's a great idea and will start to write out my investment strategy understanding it may evolve as I learn and grow.

I'm preparing for my next investment and am looking at Kansas City (currently own there) and am also researching Des Moines as I've heard the area is growing a lot!

Also, what are the age demographics?

To set the stage, I am currently growing my rental portfolio with the goal of getting 3 additional properties by the end of 2018.

Long-term strategy is to grow through buy-and-hold and eventually move to full-time REI once cash flow can replace my current w2 earnings.Assuming $350k to spend, does anyone have any ideas on a better way to spend it than 20% down on two 3-families?

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