.- I prioritize building strong, professional relationships with my buyers by taking the time to understand their needs and goals.

The rent from the other units will allow your to purchase a more expensive property than you could on your own, which could help you build the value of your portfolio (and equity) faster. 

It’s a great reminder to trust your own due diligence and not let others make critical decisions for you, like hiring a property manager.For future investments, building a trusted team and maintaining direct oversight is key, even with remote deals.

I have used owner finance and hard money mostly to build my portfolio but need some institutional refi in the future.I'm also thinking about how this affects taxes, insurance.Thanks in advance for sharing your opinions!

Since you're investing from a distance, I recommend interviewing multiple agents, lenders, property managers, contractors, and other professionals to build a strong and reliable team.

I worked with an agent who was okay but I became an agent myself because I became so interested in the industry and want to help other people build wealth and become investors themselves.

Investing in real estate is a long term way to build wealth.

Possible to maybe build one similar to this with an add on for small business owners and REI's. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xYOKT2eNS588cj6_8jVv2vobAfAhCVUd/htmlview#gid=1221524195

Any petdroppings must be picked up immediately, in or outside the building.

Real estate purchase using reasonable leverage, at todays interest rates, will build up equity through amortization.