If you find yourself in a position where you do not have the capital to tackle a deal, you must find other ways to provide massive value.

My aim is to build up a massive property portfolio, but my dilemma is the fact that I don't have capital - and after I finish studying, it will take a while before I will be earning decently.I am in the process of purchasing my first property and I know how important it is to hold for as long as possible (especially if you are wanting to build a property portfolio), but after I purchase the 1st property, it will take at least a few years 6/7+ before I would be able to put down a deposit on another property.So in this sense, do I flip my first property and repeat this strategy until I have enough capital to purchase a property, hence decreasing the loan amount I need (allowing me to easily purchase another property as one will fully pay off the other).Or do I buy one property and hold it for say 6 years until I have enough to put down a deposit on a second investment?

Now, if the dog causes massive amounts of damage (it won't) then all bets are off.

Or a massive headache if things don't go perfect for you. 

A good real estate agent will save you more money than they cost you by helping you avoid pitfalls, saving you massive amounts of time, and negotiating on your behalf.

In my opinion, real estate for cashflow purposes is for those folks with massive wealth who just need a place to store their money, but then again I may be biased because I'm pro business franchises or any other business for that matter that nets 20%+ as I myself am 32 with time on my side, maybe in my 50 -60s, I would consider paying down debt to increase my cashflow as I may not be able to physically grind 12+ hour days like I do now?

You can only "be your own bank" after you have funded the policy with massive amounts of money.

Not only that, but drywalling an entire house is really a massive task.

After that I began to see a massive opportunity to make money on a sector of the real estate market that most investors and/or real estate  professionals either overlook or simply just don’t understand.

Like Warren Buffet says, nobody can time the market.