Ideally, the rents you get will cover most/all of your expenses and lower your cost of living, thus accelerating your savings rate.

Start buying multi family right away or did you take is slow to work up to that?

I've been going to the MREI ones and will be attending the Oakland County REIA this month - I've heard great things about both helping people accelerate their goals by being around like-minded individuals.

You want to make sure you're following the process so you don't slow down the process. 

We have been offered high 30’s low 40’s.

@Mark Sewell I have been $2-$7/lead and my realtor asked me to slow down the ads.

According to my PM things are slowing down with people going back to school.The comps around me are $700, $645, $610, $700, $750, $750 (these are those that are listed for rent on hotpad), they are all units as well.My unit was posted 2 weeks ago and the first week I got the following:Week 1: 2 showings, 8 calls, 32 email, and 0 applicationsWeek 2: 1 showing, 3 calls, 22 emails, and 0 applications.This is my first rental and I am getting very concerned, especially when I hear that people don't move much during the fall.

A similar question would be "what is the best way to go from 0 to 5 properties" and, if you are against bringing in partners, the answer to that would probably be "slow and steady." 

In my journey since 1999 we have come across a few options:- A slow painful way, you do not reach your goal fast enough. 

My fear is if you don't, it will be a very slow process to your goal since you'll be doing this one deal at a time, and spending your seed money instead of using it.