I have a lot of clients that got started investing in real estate by living in one of the units of an apartment building that they owned. I was genuinely honored to sit at the closing table across from a young “20-something” entrepreneur in the making. I salute the hard working, do-it-yourself-ers that “bootstrap it” by beginning their investing career by living in one of the apartments alongside their tenants. They could choose to buy a new condo or their first single family home, but they opt for a less-glamorous situation in exchange for future investment returns and cash flow.