First person I hired, I also had them write their own job procedures and so on.

I am not a huge fan of them personally as they are PE investors and have a very, very narrow view of the industry and how it should be approached. 

If an in-person visit is not feasible, we can easily arrange video tours to accommodate your schedule.

It takes time and patience, but the long-term benefits are well worth it.I’ve personally gained invaluable knowledge, listings, and deals from friendships I’ve built over the years.The more people you engage with, the faster you’ll achieve your goals!

Personally, If I could pull out a HELOC, I would use it to fix and flip which will typically make sense as you shouldnt be keeping the money out for that long and you can recycle it or pay it back and build off the capital that you got from. the flip.

I would imagine Long Beach is complicated to get into the STR game but I don't personally invest there so not sure.

I dont know Nathan personally..

While this is indirect, a less experienced sponsor is not going to be able to attract capital like a seasoned sponsor, regardless of securities being exempt or not.  

I personally think they are “higher end” than anything stackable.

Also, there’s much to delve into on of those scenarios, like what type of cashflow or investment do you want, etc. residential, multi-res, small multi-res, commercial, industrial, etc.There seems to be fewer deals around these days and this typically benefits the more experienced and skilled investors but there are always multiple investors that get “tripped-up” in these markets due to them relying on recent “fortunate” market circumstances only to realize the markets cycle and they weren’t prepared or didn’t underwrite properly to account for unforeseen potential.There are more considerations, but this is a start.