I'm happy to dive deeper into any of these items if you DM me or we set up a call.

I say take a deep breath, step back, have a drink, chill-out, then approach the situation in a way to answer everything with MATH. use math, data, details to say how good or bad each property is, and to dictate what direction should be. 

-It rained, and the water from the rain stayed on the roof, up until 5 inches deep in some places.

Just want to be careful on which broker/lender you use because some of them have a prepayment requirement and try to stick you with a 3-5 year prepay.There is also a 40 year I/O interest only but its only fixed for the first (10) years.Make sure you know how many months reserves they require before you get to deep into paying for the appraisal and then find out the deal is cancelled in underwriting.

Hey Aspen Jay,Diving into off-market deals is quite the adventure, especially when you're just starting out.

First, learn about ways to make money last, set your aims, grasp house hacking, check if you're ready money-wise, do deep market checks, make friends with local home investors, agents, lenders, and those who manage properties, go deep into property details, and get to know the local home laws well.

Thank you for reaching out, I am working to dive deep into the real estate investor waters.

Hey James - Happy to connect and take a deeper dive into this.

I'm located in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area and am open to properties basically anywhere in southern Michigan (anything south of Muskegon from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron is fair game imo.)I now have a fairly large nest egg of cash beyond all of my other investments (stocks, bonds, treasuries, crypto) and I want to turn that cash into a real estate investment or investments and I think my deep background in tech, systems, and marketing should be able to help me substantially.It seems to me like BRRRR on multifamily units makes the most sense, but I'm open to suggestions.I'm basically retired at this point as the only work I do each week is 3-4 hours of consulting for larger tech companies and I'm on a couple advisory boards.What are the best first steps in building a team and creating the systems necessary to start making deals?

Let’s dive into it.Potential consequences of working with an unqualified firm:Missed opportunities: Firms that are inexperienced may overlook numerous components that are eligible to be reclassified as they lack the knowledge or don’t perform a thorough analysis.This reduces the amount of potential deductions which also reduces your potential tax savings!