I live in Key West Florida which has outrageous property prices and even more outrageous insurance and it wouldn’t be smart choice to start. 

Scale quick but smart.

Make smart purchase.

Finance it, but do it smart.  

Ideally I’d like it to have 3 different options with varied interest rates depending on how much cash I put down, and where it shows the seller the total of what they earn in each scenario (which would be more than a straight sale).I know I could create it myself or buy it from a guru, but there’s so many smart folks on the BP forum I thought one of you might be willing to help me out on the first seller financed deal!

The road to multi-city or multi-state ownership can be filled with its own set of challenges but if done smartly can yield you vast rewards.

I am just trying to be smart about positioning myself to weather the next storm (I am also a residential architect) and at the same time be able to take advantage of possible deals during the next downturn.   

New to the real estate business in Indiana. I just got my real estate license and Joined MIBOR. I would like to find a mentor to work with, learn from and possibly partner with in the future on investments as well. If...

Would it be smart to try and buy those houses and put 20% down (10k) and buy 5 of those? 

With this strategy you would buy smart (20% discount from market value) and rehab with your capital and fix it up so that you can get top market rent.