After we moved we rent both spaces for a profit of $1500/month after all expenses and the house has appreciated by $150,000.

But I'm pretty sure I can't find any houses for 20k around hereHey Donnie, totally can relate with you being from an expensive real estate market - I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

For me, the thing that moved the needle more than anything was FOCUS....focus on one neighborhood, one property type, etc. etc. 

I track everything in an excell spreadsheet that I modified from a template i found online (also free) stessa.com is free app for tracking expenses that links directly to your bank account.As I scale I plan to move into a software but as of now I am fine with what I have and as you can tell I like free.  

I may do some modern cabins or shipping container houses.

I moved here from Florida after seeing the projected growth.

Hi Reid, I am currently in the mobile home space buying individual units that have to be moved or that can stay in the park.

But, I would caution having someone move in the day after your tenant moves out. 

This way I can finally move out and get out of my parents hair, we’re all sick of me living there still.

It taught me a lot about the industry and how to handle agents moving forward.