Only buy and he's done that admirably by investing in high yield dividend stocks which he lives quite comfortably on. 

Quick back story I have always wanted to own property, my uncle owns a lot of homes and I really admired him.

Hi @Sophia BahenaI truly admire your courage on considering a 4plex on your fist deal.

There is a good reason why your vote count is so high.You likely don't need a sharp pencil, good spreadsheet, or complex formulas to underwrite a leveraged 5 cap + 5-9% predictable appreciation (plus some forced appreciation)...those returns reach a point where you just stop analyzing and start admiring...and just have to source it and fund it.

I so admire your artful transformation, your tenacity and your honesty in posting about your foibles and missteps along with your great success.

Cashflow is king, but you are also still building long term wealth even without factoring in appreciation.All of our properties in Seattle cash-flow- we put 5-20% down (no 3% loans), have always done moderate to significant repairs/rehabs, and buy in the nicer South Seattle neighboorhoods (North Beacon Hill, Admiral District of West Seattle, Central District).

There are very few people I admire.

Originally posted by @Lorna LeBlanc:@amit m @john casmon I sense a mutual admiration society developing...As long as the society practices social distancing ;-)Hard to do that in a circle j-  *checks Amit's previous post*...yea, we'll just leave it there.  

@Marisa R.I like using a Roth IRA - Vanguard Admiral Funds all the way!

@Tyler Roberts sure here's a piece of guidance; be more specific, take more action, offer more value.Figure out what are of real estate you want to be involved in, find people operating in that space that you admire and would like to learn from, and figure out what unique value you can bring to them and offer than in exchange for guidance / mentorship.Your post is very vague and you probably won't get many investors jumping into your DMs to help you out based on this alone.