I would love to come and network and grow with you all.

I remember those. 

Remember, as a buyer you don't pay for a real estate agent; the seller usually pays.

The idea of being able to grow wealth through real estate with no ceiling is what fascinates me.

Especially if you grow your portfolio. 

Once you have that it really provides confidence in growing your portfolio in that city.5) All P.M.'

Just remember, you don't have anything until you have a deal.

Hi, I am a buy and hold investor and am looking to grow my portfolio.

I have a self-directed 401K (solo 401k), and purchasing real estate for buy and hold.However, I would like to grow it by taking after tax dollars (W2) and issuing myself a promissory note of 50K but instead of doing “minimum” payments of prime + 1%, could I artificially increase it to say prime + 5%?

It's been a lifelong goal of mine to have land to keep as many cars on as I want, to build a homestead, grow food (ie permaculture), etc.