I got a lot of first hand experience plus a W2 salaried position to leverage off of .

He's got a serious DO factor that I only hope to achieve someday.  

Best of luck achieving your goals!

No it does not meet the 1%, because I need to achieve $3000 in rental income and I will be living in the bottom cheaper unit. 

You came to the right place to achieve most of your goals in real estate.

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.