One of the largest competencies of REI is scalability through other people's time (OPT), often times carried out through PMs.If your goal is to own a smaller portfolio, then perhaps doing your own property management makes sense.If you want to acquire medium to large scale apartment buildings, then you probably won't even get a loan from a commercial bank without proof of using a PM with a solid reputation.

Now, I'm looking to venture into real estate investment for several reasons:Diversify my investment portfolioBuild generational wealthLower my taxable incomeMy Investment Criteria:Buy and Hold Strategy: I'm focused on long-term investments.Cash Flow: Not a priority for me; I don’t need the income from these properties, even in retirement.Acquisition Pace: I plan to acquire one or two properties per year.

If you don't already know him, connect with Michael Cuevas with Acquire Palm Beach - he's a broker in LW/WPB that does a lot with STRs.

The rents from the acquired building allow me to pay down the HELOC at an accelerated pace. 

Negotiations focused on the property's potential, allowing us to acquire it at a favorable price.

It has led to opportunity (to acquire) with the inaccuracy of the rev calc as we have seen performance vary from what they show.

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@Jackson Sincerbeaux if this is a large hedge fund that is publicly traded, then they are working with numerous brokers and wholesalers alike to find and acquire deals.

The conference is an online fundraiser to acquire ASTM certification for hemp building materials in the International Code Council.

I'm definitely getting more education and investing in more liens, not only for passive income but as a vehicle to acquire properties as I've come a long way in my investment business and do actively buy and sell houses.