But from a perspective of growing my portfolio, at what point do you cash out to redeploy? 

Going through the list enabled me to see what properties they own one by one, and create a document that contain all of the properties in their portfolio. 

Three persons want to invest together and start a buy and hold portfolio.

But a TK “provider” will typically set up their business model to match an investor up with a property/situation that meets their specific investing objectives (whether from their own portfolio of renovated buildings or network of trusted colleagues). 

Moving on, shelve your portfolio for a year and then revisit.

I am going through the steps to understand real estate investing better and want to get things heading in the right direction as i start investing in more rentals to grow my portfolio, one recommendation i have read and been told is to put my properties in a LLC and maybe even grab a holding company from Wyoming for protection down the road.

Of course it really depends, but I think the BRRRR method is the best way to go about acquiring a rental portfolio, especially if you have a private money lender.

We personally focus our portfolio on the same area as you. 

This type of investment, however, is often bundled with a portfolio of other buildings of varying quality and characteristics. 

If you are wanting to grow your portfolio you may eventually want to use a PM Service.