I am searching through all the BP threads trying to find the best fit for me in terms of asset protection/law/CPA firm that specialize in real estate investment and have narrowed it down to Anderson or KKOS/Mark Kohler.

If I were going to be really sneaky, I would give everyone a little something, imagine the goodwill that would spread.....It's hilarious. 

Start by joining local real estate groups, narrowing your approach to strategies like house hacking or multi-family investing, and building a team of professionals like agents and lenders.

For example, using 70-80% leverage could preserve your cash for more deals while maintaining strong returns.A blended approach might work: pay cash for smaller deals to avoid delays and borrow on more significant properties to spread risk.

.)• NNN - purchase triple net lease opportunity (1031 everything into it, managed under trust, tenant takes care of everything) • Sell each off the normal way (even spreading out one a year, heavy tax implications and truly diminishes decades of work.) • Give/donate each away-----I expect many here have already been through similar dilemmas and interested in experiences, lessons learned.

This step is crucial and can make or break the success of your investment.How did you narrow down your search to Akron and Cleveland?

There is a major franchise that puts these together, writes their own lease (sale-leaseback deal) and surprise - Gives themselves rent holidays in later years in the lease.4) Realize there the return they give you is NOT guaranteed, so better history of the syndicator better the odds you'll get it.5) If you have the money, try to diversify and spread it around by prop type and location (ie make 10 buys of $100K vs. one buy of $1M)6) It's commercial RE - You CANNOT turn around and sell it if you need the money now. 

if you need a spread sheet model  message me will send you the one my group use.Luis Maqueira Miami Multifamily Partners

But if I decide to pay an extra $2,000 per month, in addition to my (dropping month after month) minimum interest-only payment, when the loan is recast to principal and interest, the new payment will be based on the remaining balance ($396,000) spread over 25 years.

Heloc rates will be WSJ Prime + a spread, with the spread being 1-2 points usually.