They just aren't that profitable.  

I want to use the profits from flipping in my home market to obtain and pay off properties in a better cash flowing, landlord friendly market.

Buy a property to live in, fix it up, then sell it later for a profit.

With your experience and a clear goal to build wealth and transition into multifamily commercial properties, you're on the right path.

While cohosting is my initial step, my goal is to transition into a full-service hospitality management company as the business grows.

A bit strange that you leased the commercial spaces knowing you would be pursuing a conversion but understand the objective of taking out your capital partner and I see in your follow up post the relocation language so you clearly thought through the transitional phase.

They want something with a profitable recourse would be my guess. 

Keep in mind all these markets are very different than the Cambridge area in terms of tenant base, household income, transit, etc.Happy to connect if you'd like to chat more!

I know a lot of folks that started with 1 or 2 properties that they bought from A turnkey rental seller and then went on their own, after all, purchasing and owning A rental property is the real experience it is far more hands on then any course your listen or video youll ever watch, so for someone that has the funds and is eager to learn the real way, and is okay to not make his full top profit of their first few investment properties it would be an idea for them to start with A turnkey seller.But as mentioned here, it definitely comes with A certain price tag, although for some starters they can pay up even more when they start on their own, and with A turnkey seller they'll actually save money.It all depends on the investors capabilities, experience, guts, funds avail, time (if you got they full time job besides real estate) etc...

It's essential to prioritize their comfort and peace of mind during the transition.● Management Company Challenges.