Not sure if that's realistic or not.With self managed, reducing CapEx, I'm getting 4.11% 5 year annualized return, and starting off with $142 cashflow/month. 

I currently own and operate a very successful Brokerage that manages a few hundred annual rentals.

However, many of those properties are actually on ground leases, so its very rare that the shopping center owner is willing to parcel off a pad and cell it, more often than not they are retaining the dirt and the restaurant is leasing the dirt (generally $100K-$180K annually from most markets I operate in) and then the business builds the building and when they leave the LL gets to keep it and lease it to another tenant. 

Ohhhh I get it now, I was thinking in terms of the current NOI which is 132,000 and with the new 6.6 cap rate she was talking about this made me think the property was going to only be worth 2milWhat your saying is to forget about the old 132,000 annual NOI and now with the increase in rent this would bring my new NOI to 165,000 and with the 2.5mil PP which wouldn't change that would bring it to a 6.6 cap... so the property isn't worth less when I buy it I just get more cash flow since the opportunity to increase the rents is there.Still you can correct me if I am wrong but I think I got it now

The Columbus (coreerocks.com) and Cincinnati (reiagc.com) local REIA associations are very active with mostly online meetings and then there is a 4 day annual convention in November (oreia convention.com).You can join and get realtor/contract recos and deals in the Columbus area by networking with other investors.

You'll want to find a market that's showing increased annual revenue and occupancy year over year, and with median house prices slightly under or on par with the nation's average.As an investor, you'll want to do your homework and research current rentals in the area, and learn from reviews what guests are wanting in that area (near attractions, hot tubs, kid friendly, pet friendly, games, etc.)

Some of the principal protections of real estate include:Limited SupplyLeverageRental IncomeTangible ImprovementsDiversificationProperty Appreciation Tangible Asset Hedge against currency devaluationDemand FactorsDuring inflationary periods, real estate investments have historically shown an average annual appreciation of 5-6%.

Regardless of the great financing terms, it would be pretty easy to sink that equity into another investment property that beats that 1%-3% annual cash flow return.

I am in California and completing my taxes on Turbo Tax (as I do annually).

In addition they mentioned the following  additional annual fees:2500 ongoing consultation1500 corporate filing returns1000 personal returnswhat do they base their setup fees on as this is a massive swing from averaging 4-15k to now over 29k?