It's why I'm asking for help setting up FB Ads instead of cold calls.When was the last time you bought a house from a random mystery caller?

Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

Yes @Tj Hines I'm extremely clear on the need to have an additional role which is why I included "I understand my role should include more than raising the initial equity investment and continue throughout the holding period and disposition" before asking my questions.

It is EXTREMELY competitive and the margins are very thin, so the more expense you can mitigate the better.

You should also ask if they do cost segregation analyses, as that might be extremely helpful in reducing your income tax liability.You could pay a CPA to prepare your tax return for this first year and learn as much as possible from them.

Real estate has so many tax benefits and credits available, that I always tell people it's crucial to have a CPA that's extremely knowledgeable in this area.

I'd been looking for deals on the MLS and quickly found that it'd be extremely difficult or even impossible to find true deals.

I have a rental in a C area that does extremely well and others in A locations that are slow.

The challenge when renting directly to the government is that they expect below market rents.From what I've read in the past, most institutional investors look at these leases like US Treasury Bonds (extremely low risk) and expect a similar rate of return as bonds.Keep this in mind while you try to negotiate a rent increase.

Doesn't hurt to bring them a cold water bottle.