Essentially the young investor buys single family homes in serial fashion and concentrates on paying off one mortgage at a time.

Only 4% of Americans own 2 homes; that's how hard it is.So, keep learning, keep networking, and don't be afraid to execute on a property. 

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

It's not every city in American where you walk into a local store to buy a rug for a Ukrainian refugee family and upon hearing what you're doing, the owner instantly cuts prices to 50% on every carpet remnant he's selling.

Pretty much any American adult on the up-and-up can produce one or both of those identification forms with minimal effort.

I learned that I subconsciously had already started my path to financial freedom in a tangible fashion by completely owning a real estate investment.

I had a purchased a note from the now defunct American Note Warehouse and all was good for several years until borrower stopped paying and I was forced to foreclose and ended up taking back the property at a sheriff's sale.   

The other is called an “ALTA policy”, or American Land Title Association.

We didn't have time to wait around and search for used, so we purchased all the major pieces from American Freight in Antioch, I-24 / Old Hickory Blvd area.AF isn't particularly high quality, but its cheap, looks good, and has held up well with the several hundred guests that have come through our place in the last year.

My best guests so far have all been foreigners, who I think often appreciate value for the money more than Americans with similar income that focus more intently on most amenities for lowest dollar.