And before you say, oh, that’s exactly why we don’t allow dogs - some children smear food everywhere.

It will be good food for thought.  

Housing, food, and gas. 🪙 In other words; I'm frugal, but I am financially free!

As @Minh L. stated, one pile pays my bills and puts food on the table, the other pile is for horse trading.

The association acts as a property manager so no maintenance hassles3) Drive thru fast casual food buildings.  

. :-)Already got one, plus a pregnancy resource center, orphans, food pantry, and more.

If you can't afford 400k homes, that's fine, I'm quite sure that there are some within driving distance that you can afford, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are any better or worse investments just because of the price ... you often get what you pay for, things are cheap or expensive for a reason, and that which is cheap in the short run may turn out to be very expensive in the long run ... some food for thought ...

Local REI meetup for investors,lenders,agents,contractors,etcEvent is free, along with free food and drinks providedThis is a great place to meet like minded professionals in the industryEvent is Wednesday November 15th at Bearded Iris in GermantownI can provide the link to anyone who's interested Hope to see you there!

I'm doing some market research because I HATE these online coaches that sell you a $4000 course to teach you something that worked 10 years ago, and then they try to sell you on a subscription saying you won't succeed without it... what if you could get a no-gimmick, no more sales, just a 1-day information crash course that would be fun and funny and be hosted in a really great environment (not a hotel conference room) with food provided.. what is that worth to everyone?

I have made my way up the food chain at a few regional banks, but think going even a tier smaller will help.