For example, if there's more smaller units on the OTAs then it can be a good indicator to purchase larger units for MTR since there's less inventory of larger units. 

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And yes, the risk is that we're paying for the due diligence work up front, to potentially get denied in-front of the City Commissioners.What I will say is that entitling a 8-10 unit subdivision is the same amount of work and time as entitling a 50,100, 200+ unit subdivision, so it makes more sense to go larger.

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Onboarding and offboarding PMS is one of the worst experiences I have had, and it only gets worse the larger you get :(

It's not a one-way choice.

Hi Jesse, congrats on your choice, you won't regret! 

I feel like I'm in a rat race with my W2 job and trying to find deals in real estate and generate other income (stocks are my current choice). 

They mostly make sense for larger commercial real estate deals of $2 million and above.

Also size, if you're talking about 2 - 4 unit properties versus larger 50+ unit buildings the resources for those are much different.