At same time there operations costs are also expanding due to wage inflation naturally fallowing the "everything inflation" so yeah....

ONce you put a rental on your return and it has an accounting method in place, you can't go back and change it. 

Who’s Disqualifiedyouyour spouseyour parents and/or your adoptive parentsyour natural grandparentsyour natural children and/or your adopted childrenyour stepchildrenThe spouse of your natural childrenyour grandchildrenAny fiduciaryAny people providing services to your IRA

The truth is most methods work - cold call, direct mail, referral programs, driving for dollars, etc.

., it's always difficult to answer questions of such general nature.

Chris,For the large multi family investments, I want to see the deal pack first so I can screen for location, project class, projected cash on cash and IRR, and proposed value add method. 

The only management cost I have is my own time, which outside of natural disasters is 1-2 hours/week at best.

Others meet at events, RE meetups, or even through social media—whatever feels most natural.3️⃣ Vetting: Vetting is crucial.

And absolutely use an architect on any project that is large in nature. 1) Asking for references is the typical way of vetting a Contractor, but think about it...is a Contr. ever going to give you a bad reference?

When you finish setting up your business profile and have your forums signature set up, you can focus on answering user questions, which will naturally lead to connections and business.