Following "general indices" is nice to talk about, but in real life people's disposal wages don't increase by these indices.What you "see" in the past 5-7 years is an out cropping of these dislocated market. 

I'm guessing you're leaving it because you're either too lazy or too cheap to cut it up and dispose of it properly?

I'm currently in the process of taking out a Heloc on my primary residence of up to 100K that I just want to have at my disposal until I have saved enough cashflow from those properties to support any repairs, vacancies, etc. 

I am 23 and want to get started now with the disposable income I have.

From purchase to management and disposal.

Increased demand (COVID forcing people to WFH, more disposable income, stimulus checks, historically low interest rates) and decreased supply (historically low inventory) have caused home prices to skyrocket.

For most of the homes the carpets alone were $3200 to $4900 plus two coats of paint on every wall and ceiling, replacing broken bathroom sinks, kitchen sinks, faucets, repairing air conditioners, replacing cracked times on roof 36 feet high, bringing in 4 to 8 tons of rocks to make the yards look nice, trimming trees, repairing sprinkler systems and the piping, replacing refrigerators, stoves, washing machines clothes dryers, water heaters, painting garage floors ceilings and walls, bringing in 20-yard trash bins to remove all the carpets, trees trimmings and trash left by tenants, replacing all the window blinds, door knobs that are broken and locks for the main door and locks for the garage door so the keys match, repairing garage door openers that are broke, repairing the garage door rollers and seals, painting the trim outside the house, replacing facia boards that are 36 feet high, replacing window screens and the screens on sliding doors, replacing entire windows just because tenants broke the window locks and they cannot be repaired, replacing kitchen counter tops that are destroyed, replacing all the kitchen doors and drawers because tenants destroyer the cabinets by hanging their wet laundry in the kitchen cabinet doors to dry. replacing garbage disposers, dishwashers and the list goes on and on.

I rely on my agents in various markets to provide me with the best info at their disposal, get a team around you, and get to work.My process for flips goes: 1) find an agent (this is the most important) 2) find a portfolio lender 3) find a contractor 4) find an inspector.

Disposable income is very alluring, you can get new clothes, get a new phone, buy stuff for your hobbies.

I worked my way up in sales and now earn over 6 figures with no college degree and best of all not 1 dollar in student debt.Know with my salary and very low personal debt I use all my disposable income to invest in real estate.Long story short, you will have people and family tell you that if you decide not to continue you’ll be a failure.