Paying cash on each property is a slow build up for a portfolio. 

I could see our portfolio shifting to be 50% or more in real estate, long term. 

We are still buying but we keep 30% of our portfolio debt free. 

Now that I know, I need to shift into 4th gear to build my retirement portfolio which will allow me to work for fun!  

As far as personal real estate goals, I want to open my own LLC (Which in just the LLC I have a lot to learn) and have a broad portfolio with a few rental properties (commercial and resident) and produce some really great real estate deals.

The plan is to manage my own units and build a portfolio of managed properties.  

The plan is to manage my own units and build a portfolio of managed properties.  

Her now deceased husband was running their portfolio, he passed 6 years ago and she's been working on getting rid of all their properties since.She sent me an older appraisal that got me started, shared the income & expense figures.

My strategy for my own investments has been using the BRRR strategy and I've built my personal real estate portfolio using this process. 

@Derek Askew Great question — you may want to look into a service that offers a nice portfolio of tools to make managing your own rental super easy (that includes tools to list your unit, screen tenants, create digital leases, collect rent online and manage maintenance requests).