That income stream could dry up and be nothing quick.Most on here it seems are underestimating DEBT OBLIGATION.Acquire a bunch of properties no money down and watch the income dry up and you need to inject cash and now you have millions in debt obligation spread out on the portfolio.

Maintain the revenue stream, skip the short-term aggravation, but still somewhat close to a rental which is what I'm trying to get away from.

What I lack knowledge on is how these 2 income streams now factor into my debt-to-income ratio so hopefully I can continue along this path until all that conventonial financing is used up. 

I do have an income stream as a private lender, and sometimes similar offers are put in front of me.

I am learning about buy and hold through the BRRRR strategy but flipping would be a neat addition to the revenue stream.  

You're giving up real assets (property) for a virtual concept.Btw, all money is virtual and when devalued (eg WWii Deutschmarks), money becomes useless too :sigh:Greenbacks have been a World standard for ~2 centuries so why change horses mid-stream?

I think my challenge will be ensuring a constant stream of rental income from at least one property; but if that works out then this seems both a sound investment and a good way to "buy into" a neighborhood.

I'm really just stream-of-consciousing right now, I'm in agreement that there isn't much on the market that is a worthwhile investment in the Seattle/Bellevue.Looking forward to the meet up tomorrow!

Looking for ways to add income streams like laundry services, snack machines, covered parking (for increase rental fees), billboards added to property, etc are some ways to add to your bottom line.

But if we look JUST at appreciation, remove EVERYTHING ELSE, remove profit's on rent's, tax advantages, remove all profit streams and view 1 and 1 alone, appreciation, that's $400k.