My goal is to ultimately get into multifamily brokerage, I just recently passed my CA salesperson license and I am looking to learn as much as I can.

He's a big proponent of small, stable portfolios vs. the fast growth pushed by most YouTubers trying to sell a course. no have not read that but will definitely look into it. 

My realtor is really in to the historic homes in San Antonio and he brought it to me through his contractor (network is everything!).

This property also launched my short-term rental journey, running our first Airbnb before transitioning it to a steady cash-flowing rental, allowing us to scale into bigger projects.

We run into this especially at out parcels in grocery anchored centers, and our users generally can't make a ground lease work for the business case so the next best thing does tend to be the BTS or we often do Reverse BTS deals where the majority of the building design and management etc is done by the tenant. 

They are like marriages: easy to get into but very painful to get out of.

Quote from @Brandon Bell: I've owned a property for four years with a standard fixed-rate mortgage, and now I'm looking to convert it into a rental.

If this effort gains traction, it could fundamentally reshape the U.S. mortgage market, impacting financing options for real estate investors nationwide.The Role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Housing FinanceFannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that purchase mortgages from banks and lenders, package them into mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and sell them to investors.

Ask your lender if you can roll your closing costs into your loan.

After 24 hours, you throw everything into a dumpster.