It’s ironic that the state is essentially leaving landlords high and dry, while at the same time calling on them to step in and help solve the housing crisis.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Your 5 step process was very helpful.

“Passing Good Cause is not only a step toward tackling these systemic issues—it is the vital foundation to any meaningful action.”In a free market economy, how will those providing housing react to a law that forces them to house non-paying tenants for free? 

Your wisdom and insights would be invaluable to me as I take my first steps in this journey.

I am new to the group, real estate investing in general, and trying to learn so that I can take my first step into real estate.

One step at a time."

I have not reviewed BAM's fees but it's likely based on their representation of UNDER 10% "skin in the game" that most of their "investment" is taken from fees deducted from the money gamblers place with them and counted as equity in the deal; this is a common practice in the syndication industry. 

We also have a bank account at a smaller Chicago community bank, but there technology isn't as good to be honest.I think @Jonathan Greene's main point is don't step over dollars to pick up pennies. 

Response for Vanessa Switzler: Hi Vanessa, Congrats on expanding into Little Rock—adding a new MSA is an exciting step!