With a larger portfolio, (or any portfolio for that matter) there has to be some timing to it.  

LA is very competitive and lots of liquidity here.

All reasons I’ll be delaying buying a home.I also like the idea of just skipping the starter home and buying a larger home when I need the extra space.

You'll need to liquidate your positions or leverage them to create cash for your initial real estate investments.Sec. 1031 allows you to sell any type of real estate held for investment purposes and purchase any type of real estate held for investment and defer the tax on the gain.  

I invest in Rock County as well but only stay inside city limits of places larger than 30,000.

Brunswick County and its beach communities have promising areas, but again you would be competing against larger track builders, etc who offer fair price point homes.

Checking/Liquid Investments: 100KIncome:1.

Hi BP,I'm in the military and we're moving to a larger home just down the street because my wife is pregnant.

Below I detail some ideas regarding market exposure, liquidity, and interest rate risks.

We replace the lists with fresh data every 6 months and keep on rolling...But there are special groups like expired listings or tax liens or divorce that we might just hit once or twice near the event and not necessarily continue mailing to them.Also, think about how DIRECT MAIL fits into your larger marketing strategy - we also like OUTDOOR (billboards, bandits, etc.) and ONLINE (AdWords).