Not saying you'll have the same outcome, but think a step ahead just in case.

The biggest challenge I faced when I got started was finding a good GC & handyman, which threw off all my projections.

These goals should be very simple:1 - You need to pay off all your personal debt2 - You want to have enough passive income to cover all you monthly bills3 - You want to accomplish this by a specific date.4 - You want to have fun doing this.Once you set these numbers, you "reverse engineer" from there, establishing as series of groups (elements of the steps above) called "measurable milestones".  

I have two step-sons about your age (I think) and they're very confident with some things- but not paperwork!  

So once you start having multiple properties this might become a challenge on military pay. 

3) Should I skip this step, and go right to larger multi-family units, partnering with other investors?

I'm good with waiting a while to do something, but wanting to plan next steps and be strategic. 

Although I have been investing mainly in rentals for the past few years (both in my area and out of state), my first purchase has been, by far, my most challenging.

Hello all!I have a quick question for those who are invested in the Northwest Indiana (NWI) market.  I have had many of my investor friends talk to me about the monthly tax sales at the courthouse in Lake County. I ha...

One of the big challenges I had was putting good teams in place - finding the right contractors takes time (and in my case plenty of 'tuition' paid along the way).