Bryan, take a look at Japan over the last twenty years.

Thus, limiting my amount borrowed from a loan against my business while focusing my effort to build through equity.And I'm still a beginner and only in my mid-twenties, so this is very intimidating.

If you are in a hot area full of twenty something professionals then maybe, but the people that rent 500 sq/ft one beds outside of expensive areas are not exactly ideal tenants. 

That leaves what, 2% with actual knowledge, insight and comprehension, in short a whisper against the roar of the ignorant screaming "oh my God the worlds about to end because, well, uhm, ahh, it's cycles, yeah cycles, and I heard a gold guy saying something and ah Youtube....". 

Hello:I could use some help to see if I am missing anything on this deal. the Purchase price is $85k I think I might be able to get them down to $80k (twenty percent down $16k).

“The best time to buy real estate was twenty years ago.”

This is a twenty year grind.

(Of course, if the purchase price is high, then putting down an extra ten to twenty thousand isn't going to bring that monthly payment down to an exciting degree.)

In my triplex, one apartment contains a group of inherited twenty-somethings that have a cat against their lease, smoke on the patio, and also single-handedly pay all of my holding costs.

I started at a young age as well - mid twenties. and found it difficult to connect with active investors when I didn't have much value to add.