Thank you for your expertise or guidance to find this knowledge.Shawn C

Interested in learning from any area of expertise…agent/broker, tax expert, lender.

One is your financial model and the other one is your personal stress level.

You’re acknowledging their expertise and the role they play in making you feel confident about your investment.Wishing you all the best with this deal and hoping it’s the first of many successful ventures for you!

Cleveland is one of the best cash flow cities in Ohio, but it can really go neighborhood by neighborhood and block by block in some areas on the east side, so you really want to lean on that expertise from your local agent / broker.  

South Lake Union has been identified with commercial development despite there being those residential houses suitable as per BRRRR model.

Once you get your systems down, you have a real estate business model that you can take to any market and be still be successful. 

We haven’t been in the STR market, so can use the local expertise.

And that's OK provided they bring in an accountant, and perhaps one with subject matter expertise in the partnership.

That said, if you're partnering with people for expertise and sweat equity it makes sense to partner.