Thanks for the comments Jessica Grewe and Dan Vleck !

I grew up in the CdA area and having a lake house there was a dream of mine that I was able to make happen for my kids and grandkids.

@Edward ElomaWe grew impatient saving up for 20% down payments after our fourth property and went to BRRRR.

Pokegama Lake in Grand Rapids is beautiful (that's where I grew up) and does pretty well also.

We both grew up in paycheck to paycheck households all our lives.

This is how many of our clients grew their portfolios.

I know for a fact I could have 1, maybe 2, properties in this area in the next 12 months, it's just going to require a lot of hard cash to get started.I currently am in conversation with other investors and agents in my area, as well as lenders, but I've recently been considering getting started on less expensive properties in the area of TN where I grew up, where there are multi-family units for under $100k that I could move on right now.I'm considering moving on a less expensive property in about a 100-mile radius of the area of TN where I grew up.

I grew up in Omaha area, and I'm from San Diego now too, and I'm considering North Omaha myself right now.

But I started with 10k I had saved and grew a portfolio to hundreds of doors, countless flips, land flips, wholesale deals etc. without ever spending another dollar of my own money unless it was earned from a real estate deal.

OKC was one of only 14 cities that grew by 100,000 residents from 2010-2020.