@Kathie Riedel  I think others reading this will chuckle a bit, as I will of course answer your very reasonable question. 

There is a reason why corporate jobs are a guaranteed route to middle/upper-middle class.

Or are you bypassing your own back yard for some reason?

Consider that in your overall decision.The reason why I say to start small is because you can get real life experience from managing an SFR and discovering the joys and tribulations of owning one. 

It can be time consuming which often is the reason someone will pay a title company for the info. 

Is this a reasonable deal?

Is this a reasonable deal?

Blake and Jessica (for some reason my tagging isn't working) are part of our brokerage/investment team, they're both young engineers and they just liquidated their Portland (wealth building) portfolio to purchase cash flow properties in Alabama.

I am often speaking to new investors so you know I come out heavy in favor of loans, for exactly this reason.

The reason I'm asking is because using that money for a 6-12 month marketing campaign could yield a much better ROI in the long run with more acquisitions by networking for private money lenders in the meantime that could be your gap funders when using a hard money loan (for example)