Back when they were little, I had a small real estate empire growing that included 12 rental units on 4 properties but I had to burn it all to the ground (or liquidate I guess...) to get a safe distance from their mom. 

This is the best place to grow your knowledge in Real Estate.

I am looking to start with an initial investment and potentially grow enough that I can live off of the cash flow generated from renting out the homes.

For me continue to grow my empire is more than a 40-130 pay out. also don't forget capital gains, and depreciation repayment. 

My parents were basically the kings of doing this while I was growing up; they would move every 3 years to take advantage.I like the idea of only holding for 2-3 years and then being able to sell tax free.

Be sure to network to others particularly in your  area so you grow  faster in your real state investing journey.

This is the best place to grow your knowledge in Real Estate.

Certain areas of Memphis are going to grow very strong within the next few years, helped in no small part by a ready supply of solid housing stock.

My main focus is our investing business with Ryan Dossey  Growing capital and building our portfolio.  

MOST agents get a false sense of success in the beginning when they close their first couple of deals only to flounder for a year or two after and eventually give up when they realize that it's going to be much harder to actually create a sustaining and growing business.Like any startup, there will be really high high's and really low low's.