I'm definitely not hedging big on metals, but it is part of my portfolio.

Many college student receive them in the form of scholarships geared toward students in particular groups or in certain fields of study.In insurance, the healthy subsidize the unhealthy.In banking, the low risk bank subsidize the high risk banks (all banks pay the same rate for deposit insurance.With TARP, taxpayers subsidized the past risky loan portfolio of the recipient banks.

I also have 2 portfolio deals available in Ma if you're interested in making a large purchase out here.  

If a deal comes my way, I plan to analyze & then decide how it could suit my needs/portfolio.

The most under served part of the real estate property management field is the smaller under 4 unit buildings and you can use this part of the market place to build a portfolio of references.

He is willing to do a mentorship of sorts as this was his final house to sell in his portfolio and my first.

I don't want to back myself into a corner where I have a portfolio of rentals and can't even purchase my own home.

With a large building your management costs are lower than a portfolio of single family homes all around town, and your more protected against vacancy, because even with 1 or 2 units empty others will still be providing some cash flow.If you want to be more active you could buy a single family home at a deep discount, rehab, and resell for a larger profit but this requires much more involvement.

For me the end goal is to build a portfolio of passive income that will enable me to permanently depart the rat race and do what I love without feeling any heartburn.

My ultimate goal is to work towards a small portfolio of rental properties for the cash flow.