If things go well I’ll have some folks to expand with and maybe some knowledge, and most importantly, courage to try other investing options. 

I wouldn't do it.Aside from that, Is your market landlord friendly enough to expand your risk? 

The rapid rise in interest rates have caused somewhat of a mess for multi-family but that damage is likely already in the past (but not played out yet).

If investing locally doesn't really make sense at the moment, you should consider expanding your horizons to out-of-state markets.

Eisenhower, that has been rapidly expanding, the Savannah River Nuclear Site, the Medical College of GA, 5 hospitals bringing in residents and travel nurses, AND the newly announced Meta AI Data Center coming to Aiken, SC (right across the river). 2251 Central Avenue - 3-Plex.

We are looking to expand in to the Atlanta and surrounding area market.

I'm in Jacksonville and I'm an Airbnb coach/consultant and often work with hosts looking to expand their portfolio.

Thank you Mike - we've certainly been a bit conservative lately on the bridge front, which has served us well as a lot of competitors have stretched and gotten into trouble, planning on cautiously but smartly expanding and improving on the bridge front soon

If you can't find local deals that make sense, you might want to expand your market area to include nearby secondary or tertiary markets, or even consider bigger properties farther away.

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