Also, you have brands like Radio Shack and Dress Barn in your portfolio which are not necessarily expanding brands.

Welcome to the forum @Chris Primavera.Seeing as you are brand new today, it would be good for you to search on the forum for those areas and read everything there is about those markets.Grab @Avery Carls book Short Term Rentals Long Term Wealth and read it. https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...It is chock full of info that you need.

Bankrupt brand names, Broadway shows, crypto investments.  

Yup I bought two brand new Tesla’s on line :)

These plans call for six blocks, with buildings totaling 2.5 million mixed-use square feet, and a renovated 14.2 acres of open space with brand-new amenities and improved access.

Let's say you are a brand new investor. 

I have a brand new renovated unit that hit the market mid-November and it has been brutal trying to rent it.

The first acquisition, according to Santarelli, was Dressbarn, a nationwide retail brand that “we bought,” (37:18).

I'm ending off this week on a high as my team just placed a family who was displaced due to a flood into one of our Radiate Real Estate branded homes. 

I tend to find my own properties and deal with the realtors directly but having a realtor if you are brand new to the area, is helpful.