Positive cash flow is what's going to accelerate your REI business.  

Do you get any volume discounts or better service due to the volume of your business from the current providers, that might be something to consider. not sure if that is even a thing for lawyers though.

@Chris Kay finding a quality, cost-effective contractor is extremely difficult:(There are thousands of contractors that are great talkers, but rarely perform within budget.Standard bait & switch is to lowball a bid, then once they get started all sorts of things "pop up" that somehow their bid didn't cover.

I could not find e1031xchange as a business entity in the State of New York (https://apps.dos.ny.gov/public...).

For example, I am a little concerned about some aspects of the business cycle recovery and a potential for a double-dip so I lean toward the safest part of capital stack which is debt (or low-debt equity).

The neighbor was the hottest in the twin cities and this house has 83 businesses cards of realtors who showed the property.

And all of that with training wheels, it is very hard to screw it up on a consequential scale.Because it is 2025 and RE is not cheap anymore I will encourage you to also look into building a business on the side.

Get busy making money.  

I am in the business to make money .Plain and simple . 

The builder’s risk insurance can also provide coverage for lost rental income or loss because of business interruption.