Plus I have more exit strategy options.Choice is ultimatley up to each individual investor on what types of portfolios they choose to operate.

Be very careful with this though, if you have shorter term financing like I do prepare for a down turn, I have no idea how much values fluctuate in your market, and if your note need to be renewed in a down market, you better have enough equity, or a pile of cash to bring in, I have seen many investors collapse because they harvested too much equity, I limit my portfolio to 40% LTV, im running about 35% on 21 properties right now, so i feel pretty safe, I was through the last crash and saw some guys i thought had it figured out crash and burn, just a word of warning. 

When I say new to investing I mean I have a checking and savings account and that is my portfolio.

He has built branded hotels before and also has other hotels and multifamily in his portfolio currently.   

I have been wanting to build a portfolio of single families and small multis that cash flow ~$100 a door after expenses. 

We are looking to expand our portfolio, though we are unsure what our next step is.

@David Pham Terrell Johnson I'm the owner/operator at dcm contracting service I'm licensed and insured my prices are very competitive and I have a very extensive renovation portfolio.

I am in the beginning stages of building a residential rental portfolio.

Hi All,I'm currently keeping a few lines of conversations open with off-market 50+ unit owners that may be interested in selling their portfolios in the near future. 

I’ve been buying here for the last 2 years and plan to double up my portfolio before mid next year.