This is NOT something I'd like to do for a career.

Episode 276 - Bryce Stewart - "Vacuum the Truck" is an analogy that Bryce came up with when taking his investing career step-by-step, play-by-play, and illustrates how effective you can be if you just stick the basics and trust the process.

@Shiloh Lundahl Well, my career started in financial planning and investments, so I started out in the stock market and am very comfortable in that area.

But I have the light at the end of the tunnel and will be retiring from my 1st career in January...

I've read enough posts where others say that they wished they had formed a partnership earlier in their investing career because they would have gotten out of the "rat race" sooner. 

This forum features a few experts in 1031 exchanges, including @Dave Foster and @Bill Exeter.Other solutions are more complex and not suitable in every situation:Monetized installment sales.

But yes, if you know the range of numbers suitable to you, you could negotiate.

https://www.cbsnews.com/media/americas-top-10-tech-cities-arent-on-the-coasts/4/Phoenix - #3 Market for Tech Job GrowthOne-year tech job growth: 188 percentMedian early career pay: $58,400Median midcareer pay: $96,800I'm friends with the CEO of a major start-up firm out here and all he talks about is the tech growth in downtown Phoenix.

I do plan on obtaining more rental properties (hopefully in the near future) so is it a good idea to hire a company at this point in my investing career?

Although to me I still advocate getting a RE license and build a career .