While I love my job and I love what I do, I'd prefer to be able to generate enough passive income to be able to spend time with my family.

Hi @Nicholas CegelskiThanks for posting in the forums.However, we do not allow self-promotion, and posts looking for real estate agents tend to generate a lot of self-promotion.We've locked this thread so it doesn't get filled with these posts, but we're not going to leave you high and dry!

For buy and hold the value of the property is entirely dependent on the rent it generates. 

If you had one piece of advice to give the new agent to start generating leads or prospects and make the “jump” to become a successful agent, what would it be?

I aim to use real estate investing to build generational wealth, enable me to work a traditional job only if I want to, pay off my student loans, travel on demand, pursue dreams and to give money away to worthy causes. 

It needs fixed, and should be fixed, so taking $20k (completely random number) off the price, means you have $5k more in your pocket from down payment and $15k lower mortgage, which doesn't necessarily mean you will have the money to get it fixed.At the end of the day it is all business. 

I think the consensus there is that the older population is dying off faster than the younger generations are moving in....but that dynamic is still creating a stronger rental market in the area.

For me its when the project is complete and I can pull out the equity generated through development or renovations.

Rent is paid at random times and one 4 weeks late.  

@Brett Mason The stack doesn't require a partner, but it does require capital through value generation.