So instead of saying 8-10 properties, change your thinking to a dollar figure that would enable you to leave your job which is your goal.

Many will say this is crazy but if I am spending tens of thousands of dollars I am not spending 30 minutes and making the decision on the flip of a coin.

Pay with cheaper dollars in the future.

If you sell the property (regardless of whom to), you will pay all the fees and transfer taxes associated with that sale - likely thousands of dollars.  

I've always tried to focus every dollar on the next purchase.

Inflation adjusted his $3,000 per house was $400 in 1950 dollars.  

When you're spending hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars on the construction of a project trying to cut $30k-$40k is arguably negligible. 

A trust saved me from losing a 3.2-million-dollar property years ago.

By the end of the book readers will be able to:Think a Million: Develop the financial literacy and mindset of a millionaire investorBuy a Million: Amass a real estate portfolio with a market value of a million dollars or moreOwn a Million: Turn investments into an asset-based business with ever-increasing net worthReceive a Million: Build an investment empire that provides a million dollars a year in passive income

Great.I am going to offer you 20 cents on the dollar for your house.