Or, your sellers could consider syndicated deals put together by reputable real estate investment firms that would allow the sellers access to income-producing assets that are professionally managed.  

There's not many licensed VLS firms out there who can manage STRs in Nashville right now, but there's a lot of STRs that need management.

I can also share the local contacts I have made in the past decade for all the services you will need if you decide to pull the trigger ie: Notary, CPA, Real Estate law firms, photographers, property managers, financing, developers, etc. 

I speak from experience.....some might have $100,000 worth of junk you need to haul off....on a  $10,000 piece of property you bought for $1000.   

If I had 75k to invest and my goal was to scale and build a multi million dollar REI firm, I'd not go more than 20k in transaction costs to close on my first deal. 

But most people are not walking around with huge unrealized capital losses.”Capital Gains Tax Strategies for Those Planning to Sell in 2024If you’re planning to sell your home in 2024 and believe you may have a large enough gain to trigger a capital gains liability, you can consider these three strategies:Tax Loss HarvestingThis involves the sale of securities at a loss to offset capital gains taxes owed on profits, says Paul Miller, CPA, founder of Miller & Company, an accounting firm based in Queens, N.Y.

I own and operate a local firm here in Green Bay.

When I started selling my project in Canby we would have never guessed where pricing went to.. some of my clients in phase one have seen 200k appreciation in 2.5 years. and prices are holding firm ..

Also be mindful of the fact property management is generally viewed as a loss leader in the industry and many make the mistake of self managing through employees  which costs more than hiring a 3rd party firm that has scale to offer mroe back office support, technology, in-house maintenance staff etc.

Last summer I interned for a commercial real estate aquisistion, management, and development firm in the city of Chicago.