When venturing up or down (depending on your perspective) the rabbit hole that is RE, it's tough for a newbie like myself, I've discovered, to delineate b/w buying the home to grow old in vs. a property with an eye towards investing.  

I look forward to meeting other people who are new and determined so that we can all grow together and hopefully become friends in the process. 

This is an awesome place to meet new contacts and grow your business! 

I would need to find one that fit my buying criteria but from an investment standpoint, there is no better vehicle grow your money.  

The podcasts are especially popular.

I'm here to learn, grow, and connect with others that have the same passion. 

There is one suggestion I have about using your 401k, without penalty by converting it to a self directed 401k,  then it can invest into your rentals and you can grow your 401k with payments back out of the rentals.

Without looking I had already met and put together not just resources but business associates - people that not only help me to continue learning and growing but genuinely have an interest in my business.Going through the process of finding lenders I found some select lenders that provided (HELOC) or can provide the essentials of what I can rely on when it comes to acquiring my next loan.In hind sight it seemed relatively easy.

In order to grow my business I understand I have to step out of my comfort zone.

Every city has areas that are growing, areas that are stagnant/consistent, and areas that are declining.