Response to #1: Some lenders allow for layered entities while others want warm bodies/natural persons to be direct managers.

Then you have one's that you can force appreciation / value-add, and also the ones in the neighborhoods that will simply continue to naturally appreciate with your regular maintenance.

@Austin Bright Texas is currently seeing very aggressive premium hikes due to several large insurance companies pulling out of markets and due to claims for numerous storms and natural disasters (hail, hurricanes, Houston floods, etc).

This historical division of roles might lead to CPAs being excluded from initial discussions.Perceived Scope: GPs and attorneys may perceive the initial structuring phase as primarily legal in nature, focusing on regulatory compliance, fund agreements, and investment structures.

Had bought a house to do a simple interior face lift, added mini splits, things of that nature.

Remember, many (if not most) off-market properties spoken about in the investor sphere are not going to be in tip-top shape, and are, by nature, distressed in one way or another, often times condition and deferred repairs.

If you would be open to having a quick chat or something else of the nature, please send me a DM or connection and I'd love to talk! 

I managed to do that through a combination of doing cosmetic updates and then refinancing out plus using cash flow to extract any remaining money left in the deals.If you want to be aggressive like that you'll probably be looking out-of-state.

I only invest in areas that we would live (me, my wife and our little daughter), and for us that means we naturally avoid D areas. 

Just the nature of real estate.)