Most deals I work, I find that the most inexperienced party in a real estate transaction will end up losing 4-10% of the value of the home in the transaction because they don't know what they are doing. 

See who represents owners frequently in your jurisdiction and get set up with them.

If a PM handled similar situations, they would be using their HVAC go to technician, they would take a certain % of the total and add ontop of it for themself, parts would probably get marked up, it would be like 3x. 

I've used them for setting up real estate Trusts, but that's about it.

I’m looking to invest in nearby areas, focusing on fix-and-flip projects and new ground-up construction.

You will get a ton more business, and their fees are easy to make up for...

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.

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The newest outdoor is still advertising 1st month free as they haven't filled up, and I spoke with the climate controlled owner/builder yesterday (he's a pretty big REI in the area), and he made it sound like he hadn't leased a single climate controlled unit since they opened a few weeks ago.I recently purchased a 140x45 warehouse with low ceilings and had debated doing self storage, but my market seems very saturated.

Again, I believe this would hold true in most urban type markets.Let me know if that helps answer your question or if you have any follow-up questions to this.