I’m an agent in Houston/Katy area and I’m interested in expanding my portfolio to include multi family in the future.

I primarily want to do Assignments, Double closes, pick up some rentals for my portfolio and if there is an opportunity to list for a seller; why not.

I have one rental in CT and plan to build my portfolio in the greater Lansing area using a buy and hold/BRRRR strategy to accumulate 20+ rentals within the next 5 years. 

You can get portfolio lender to give you the loan in an LLC and on their terms, but you wno't get freddie/fannie terms. if you want the good terms, it has to be in a personal name. 

I'm looking to diversify from a pure equity portfolio and go into real estate.

A.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/07/10/why-portfolio-lenders-are-important-to-investors/

So if I start with a duplex or a quad as my first property my goal would be to have a net cash flow of $500I intend to use the "BRRRR" (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method but have never used this strategy before so I still have a lot to learn If I only close on two deals starting in 2019 then I will need to find another 20 deals in the remaining four years (2020-2024) that also meet this criteriaBeyond 2024 I plan to continue to scale even more over the next 3-5 years with an end goal of financial independence by ~2030 (meaning that I will not work a "day job" but will passively manage my real estate portfolio)Biggest hurdle: I'm going to be living outside of the US for the next 3 years and will (likely) not be able to physically see any properties that I plan to purchase.

Here are some basic pros and cons:Pros:Your capital often goes much much further in other markets, esp if you live in CA, NY, HI, or the Seattle/Tacoma area Getting comfortable with OOS investing really opens you up to greater diversification of your REI portfolio as you build it.

The bigger portfolios will sit for little longer and have less competition.

I know it depends on the deal but I was on loop net and saw whole mfr portfolios for sale.