It was my parents' suggestion that I should profit off of them selling their houses that got the ball rolling again on "should I get my RE license" but I didn't know if it'd be worth it (and to what degree) if in a year's time, I barely recouped the financial investment I made into just getting licensed/registered as an REA through the commissions of the houses, not including the time invested studying/testing/away from work and play.I know on the podcasts Josh jokes about Detroit, and seeing it first hand, I can see why as some of the pockets of the city are off-putting, but much like San Diego (from Oceanside all the way down to San Ysidro) there are surrounding areas that have piqued my interest, I just need to get boots on the ground once I'm there and see if these all pencil out. 

I found that having a flexible career that compliments you being in real estate either as an agent/investor or both truly helps you to achieve your goals a lot quicker.

I'm hoping to leverage the cumulative knowledge and expertise of this community to forego some of that pain when it comes to buy and hold.I'm just a normal guy with a full time job and a dream to achieve financial independence.

My initial offers are typically low ball, but those low ball offers make the math work to help us achieve our RE goals.

My six flat has a mortgage of $200,000, and a value of perhaps $800,000, so I have some equity and would like to achieve a greater cash flow.  

This truth is that in America a majority of the wealthy people have achieved that wealth through real estate.  

I end up crediting 3 days of rent to each tenant.I know intimately and first hand the expense termites cause - I'm not interested in any latent termite activity whatsoever.I'd love to hear from a termite expert who could assure that spot treatments would be appropriate.$400/year to treat is a business move to get recurring revenue.  

Congratulations on this fine achievement, @Bill Gulley.

Success will really depend on expertise, effort, network, focus, etc. regardless of the asset class.Generally speaking with regards to real estate, folks who know what they are doing can achieve excellent results in leveraged real estate with the right properties.  

If the SFRs are in different types of neighborhoods or different types of houses, you need to adjust accordingly for the changes to achieve an accurate value.