You psychologically adapt to that level because in your head, you are a B student.So please stop with the excuse of my market is competitive... and people.. stop encouraging such believes.

Regardless, its great that you're getting a head start on this and willing to take action!

Join local apartment owners associationNetworking through all Meetups and Reia's in Peoria area in order to find other PM and small apartment ownersConsider starting your own PM, Association and meetup to become local authority.

To support my purchase more, the association directly to the side of it were selling in the 100K+ range.

We are certainly heading in that direction!

Come to the Colorado Springs Real Estate Investor Association at Third Space Coffee at 6:30 tonight if you can.

Have you ever read the "talk" pages associated with any wikipedia article, the wikipedians talking among themselves?

This also means your association dues are higher so it should be a wash.Finally, owning residence in an HOA is a different kind of animal.

Sounds like you have a pretty good vision of where you are headed.

I try to talk to my gf, but she just looks at me like I have 3 heads.