How to accurately find the age of the roof.

., and I also have prior experience in CRE acquisitions.I've been around residential real estate from a young age, helping my father with rental properties and tenants, and my older brother who is also active in both commercial and residential real estate.I am looking to grow my own residential portfolio but don't have the necessary capital.

My guess, without knowing exactly where you're located or what your local market is like, is you could refi this, use the funds to invest in two more properties, and keep around the same cashflow, but you'll then have three streams of cashflow that are growing and three properties that are appreciating.

Columbus is one of the best markets in the country right now for learning and investing long term — tons of job growth, population growth, and huge companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Honda, Microsoft, FB, and Anduril expanding here, so the opportunities on the investing and job side are growing fast.

Are you guys on the path of never stop growing or do you have an end point?

I'm 17 years old and pursuing my goal: financial freedom at a young age.

Is there a minimum age requirement for this?

The next things I’d dig into are tenant quality, age of major systems, and whether there’s any upside (light value-add, rent bumps, etc.)

The area is still growing like crazy, and the price is half of San Diego. 

In Austin, there are a few channels that consistently produce off-market opportunities, whether you're targeting entry-level flips in 78745 or mid- to high-end areas like Jester, Westlake, or Barton Creek West.Some of the main sources I see working right now:• Driving for dollars in long-term ownership pockets• Pre-foreclosure + delinquent tax leads• Probate/inherited properties• Networking with local investors + RE agents• Builders offloading lots or heavy fixers quietly• Wholesalers who specialize in distressed or dated SFRs• Tracking aging or deferred-maintenance homesI’m in the Austin market daily and the deal flow has been all over the board lately — everything from heavy value-add homes to infill lots to luxury fixers.Curious what type of project you're aiming for — entry-level flip, mid-range, or something bigger?