Opt 1) utilizing our savings in the brokerage account and emergency fund and pay for it all up front. 

Start by attending real estate meetups, BiggerPockets forums, and local investor groups to connect with potential partners.

@Krista Lance, I would say with 7 properties that its a good time to start thinking about bookkeeping software.

🎉🫡I wish you all the best as you start a new chapter!

While this has been an unfortunate start to my investing journey, I still believe in RTR’s future as I see great opportunity here for investors when it’s done right. 

I ask why and they say "well I did not know my grandpop was going to die" and right when they say that usually they start to understand.Correct.  

I would recommend joining ULI (Urban Land Institute) They have a network of people that can provide exactly what you are looking for I discovered their youtube page last year and started binging......I would like to do the same...

Start with the end in mind --- what would be the investor's exit strategy for this home? 

@Omar Fernandez - you can start by reaching out to some attorneys, NYC is an attorney city so you'll have to get an attorney involved (who usually orders the title search). 

Economic progress is rarely a straight line, and the key takeaway is that while inflation is still present, it is not accelerating out of control.Much of the increase in prices can be attributed to factors that often occur at the start of the year.