this stuff is driving me crazy lol but i am seriously interested in starting this adventure. the saddest part is i have read books and watch numerous podcasts and still i am just as puzzled as i was in the beginning...Also as a side note what comes first?

Set a savings rate that is percentage of your income.Each month automate that amount out of your current account into your investment/portfolio account.That is you to keep and fund your asset purchases.This is capital formation at the household level.Anthony Robbins in his book, Money Master The Game gives numerous examples of individuals who followed that formula.Sir John Templeton related that he would save 50% of his income to build his business.A UPS employee from his twenties put aside 20% of his income to purchase UPS stock.By his eighties he had a portfolio of over USD70 million of which he gave away USD35 million to charitable causesThere is a warning on the illusion that wealth will somehow, one day fall into our laps.Each amount that passes through our hands is potentially seed capital, which can be used and allowed to go through the power of compounding then contribute to our portfolio growth.Bill Greene in his book "Think Like a Tycoon" suggests setting aside 95% of your income towards your portfolio to become a tycoon.Only spend 5% of your income on consumer items developing a way to expand your means until necessities fit in that  5%.

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Cash on Cash formula is Cash flow/down-paymnt + fees.Per door is Cash flow/number of doors.In both cases the numerator is the same, changing the denominator just gives you a different way to look at it.  

Made numerous cold callsMade appeals for private moneyi made two offers so farHave read numerous real estate books and listened to podcasts

I’ve used triangle-radon for inspections.

I've been studying the small multifamily market here in the Triangle for a few years and things move quick, both on and off market. 

What you can do is make numerous “light” connections, and a few of which become a deal source and become valuable, contacts.  

Columbus has numerous corporate headquarters and is building an Intel. 

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