Hi Austinites,I am 40 and finally at the stage of my life where i want to buy SF homes to diversify my savings.  

I am at the stage now where I am running multiple companies, and I have to just do a better job at allocating my time more efficiently.

I'm only in the beginning stage of my plan and I know this stage will be slower until I can build more momentum. 

I'm in the learning and searching stage. 

Crowdfunding is an exciting new financing mechanism but its still in the early stages of development and, I believe, works best when both the person/company buying the real estate has significant experience and the investors buying in have enough sophistication to understand the terms of what they're getting into.

That convoluted method really sets the stage for skimming off 10% and end up with the interest back, a rinse and repeat scam but on a larger scale.

I am interested in this industry and I am currently in the learning stage.

Have the financier own everything and when you sell, you pay back all costs, then split profits5 do not over improve, use a staging co and a great sales agent, know what your retail buyers want

If you have 2 properties and are still in the "expansion stage", I would not pay off your mortgages more quickly. 

Do they look three stages ahead and see that one "system" may lead to a dead end to convey title?