Both from how you want to structure your rental property business and how to handle things from a tax perspective. 

•Business Cards & Branding: You can list both services, but if you want to avoid overwhelming potential clients, consider having two versions—one focused on PM and one on real estate sales, depending on who you’re targeting.Best Way to Generate Property Management Leads1.Target Landlords Where They Need You Most•Most landlords seek out PM services when they’re in trouble—tenants not paying, evictions, property damage, etc.

Sell your investment property and buy the land for your business. 

@Chad CutshallI can't answer for them, but their website doesn't indicate that buying/reselling notes is part of their business model.

I made a few thousand less than expected but I figure that's just the cost of doing business sometimes.Based on my experience I wouldn't let the remote possibility that a homeowner might go into greed mode dissuade you from doing these deals.

Having trusted resources in market have been helpful in managing our properties and contractors especially when my non-real estate related consulting business is in its busy season.

My significant other and I decided to use a builder she had done business with in the past.   

How do you approach educating people on the realities of the business? 

It's the smart way to fun a business. 

Those things won't matter if your business crushes it.