Get a sense of the neighborhoods, comprehend the dynamics of the area, and evaluate the general investment climate.Remember that doing your research and having a firm grasp of the local real estate market are essential for successful real estate investment.

best terms are from national firms that have hundred of millions of dollars to deploy and who lend in 50 states.

In regards to the OP, it seems the contractor may be already squeezed to the hilt if he's standing firm on that pricing.

I don’t know enough about the individual firms to recommend one in particular just yet.

Hi Everyone - we need to change our CPA Firms.

Initially I was planning to establish an LLC for liability protection, but after several consultations with different law firms, entity structures seem more complicated and much more expensive than what I need just starting out and with and no real wealth to protect. 

Do I be firm and say look man I don't appreciate you picking up other jobs while I have holding costs on this or do I say no problem.

not negative negative response:I firmly believe you need to spend 6+ months studying any market at the zip-code level before you make an investment.

Our firm always liked the area and a value add deal fell into our lap in 2023.

My firm passively invests with some of the top US self-storage operators.