Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Why would you open your own brokerage right now?

You are way to green to even be driving for dollars with that question.

The closer the better for bike riders and green thinking bus riders. 

If it is not your cup of tea (because value adds are work), take the extracted $250k and put it in the index fund.  

Highly recommend you connect with a local expert such as @Josh Green!

Reading the tea leaves of the rates you’re discussing, I think I know the company.

Since the start of the year, I've read a handful of BP books:- Rental Property Investing (Brandon Turner)- How to Invest in Real Estate (Brandon Turner/Josh Dorkin)- Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down (Brandon Turner)- BRRRR (David Greene)- Multifamily Millionaire Volume 1 (Brandon Turner/Brian Murray)- Start with Strategy (Dave Meyer), currently readingI was thinking of using the equity to BRRRR small multifamily properties and combine some concepts from both the BRRRR and Multifamily Millionaire books (specifically making cash offers via HELOC to secure distressed properties, ideally vacant to set market rents).

@Jonathan Greene  Thank you.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: It's obvious why you are analysis paralysis and I didn't need to read what you wrote.

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