Welcome @Mimi R.You are currently in a great market which is only looking to grow in the next 5-10 years.

What are some difficulties to grow your rental property portfolio?

I plan to use real estate as some passive income to start and grow from there.

This makes it hard to continue to grow.

What I'm really trying to do here is inspire the people out there that think they can't get started or grow their business due to lack of money.Happy InvestingDerek Dombeck

I'm hoping Bigger Pockets will be an valuable resource for me and help me to grow my business.I am currently studying for a Masters in Real Estate Development.

have an opportunity on a 3/2.5 condo in a solid growing area.  

What areas do you think are growing or have a particular feature attracting residents (particularly young married couples with no children)?

What's up BP and all its users ken here just getting started in wholesale and would love to network with others in my area which is the grand rapids Michigan area would love to learn and work together with new investors Two heads are better than one we can work and learn together grow together make money together and eventually start doing deals on our own or a seasoned Wholesaler to help me get started working with me and showing me how things get done thanks ahead of time to all that reached out to help 

However as we grow, we will be looking at outsourcing some of our work to property management companies.