I am a professional photographer and have been doing that for the past 18 years, so I'll also be building my business in NC from the ground up!

That pace feels pretty good to me...I can get past the "rookie mistake" phase of my career before there is investor money on the line, and I can "fail small" because SFRs and small multifamily doesn't hurt as much as larger properties when things go wrong.Timing had a role, too.

A good team on the ground should be able to help you avoid all of these potential pitfalls. 

You need boots on the ground to see who lists flips and who lists dumps.

Our papayas, bananas and Plantain's are already starting to overproduce, and they get to take home.Pond looks great from the potential homesite on the hill above.The bare ground to the far right across the pond we planted Coconuts and bananas.

Much of our back office is centralized / remote based, while our boots on the ground are local to the market / properties. 

We are very much in the Growth phase of our financial journey but also have other irons in the fire.

We usually are responsible for connecting investors with teams on the ground or established local PM companies.

If any need for boots on the ground ever exists for you, I would be happy to assist or brainstorm.

After a year or two we intend to buy a larger property in the same area and partner with some friends on it but I do believe a boots on the ground person employed only by you is KEY to executing anything if you are not in the country yourself.