Are you currently investing in your hometown or are you looking at out of state markets?

One week into 2025 and the US housing market is facing considerable new challenges. 

My first duplex was a turnkey, off market property.

Purchase price: $62,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Project in progress: Off market dealPurchase: $62,000Rehab: $60,000ARV: $165,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Having a problem tenant and dealing with eviction could happen in any market.

or3) If I convert the partnership interest into a private UPREIT, then I trigger tax if/when I sell the Shares in the REIT?

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You could charge them market rent, but it may not match your Airbnb earnings.

I would consider them to be more of a consultancy than a turnkey provider, and as such I think they provide tremendous value.Of course I could do all the legwork from scratch - research markets and properties, find lenders, get home inspectors and insurance and property managers and so forth - but RTR has already done all that and has far more experience and knowledge than I do.

Like @Chris Seveney said, private lending is a great way to go as well.