However, if you want to scale to hundreds of units, if you want to employ more complicated strategies, if you are dealing with multiple other people’s money, if you are negotiating larger multi-faceted deals, then a mentor might not just be a good idea but rather necessary to get the deal done.Thanks Jay for articulating what many who have benefitted and scaled because of such programs have been trying explain on this forum.

I think I articulated my position rather well however.

Be prepared to articulate (nicely) why your price is the way it is.

Make no mistake, building apartments from the ground up is not only investing in apartments, it is doing so with a strategy carrying one of the highest risk profiles.If prices fall (which means a reversal of the cap rates that are being faulted for making investing unattractive), developers would suffer just as bad as owners of existing buildings, and perhaps worse.But Ken is selling investments in developments, so it is his job to articulate his reasons why his strategy is better. 

My wife and I have tried to work with RE agents in Jax, they don’t seem to be investor friendly or we are probably not good at articulating our goals.  

@Steve Vaughan - I voted for your first post because I thought you did a great job of articulating one of the big reasons investors go the passive route.  

@Joe Splitrock I appreciate you so much for taking the time to articulate such a detailed and thoughtful interaction to this thread.

Of course, some of the most informed and articulate contributors are guys like @Michael Quarles as well!

Thanks @Hattie Dizmond very well articulated.

Originally posted by @Stephen McDonald:I almost bought it a couple months ago, but my brother talked me out of it because I couldn't articulate the value to him.