It has been immensely valuable to build our business alongside others who are at very similar places in their real estate journeys!

Charlotte was actually ranked in the top 10 cities in the world for quality of life, alongside Raleigh, in a recent study from the user-contributed database website Numbeo.

I did three house hacks (where you live in your rental along side your tenants) My first was an FHA loan on a foreclosed duplex and my first real experience with being a landlord.

One of my favorite parts of being a multifamily broker is educating my clients and staying alongside them with their investment to compare actuals and projected returns.

@Francesco Barbati If you're willing to live alongside others, especially your tenants, I would highly recommend you house hack.

You'd be better-served investing alongside a sponsor that knows what they're doing.  

I guess I do have scale in wholesaling and in the diversity/ creativity of deal-making...but still...I feel humbled being put together along side these real estate GIANTS.And as far as my answer to the dream team...I would gladly have: @J Scott, @Brian Burke, @Ben Leybovich, and @Jay Hinrichs to my dream team :-)

An electrician has worked along side plumbers during many projects, that doesn't mean he can now best advise me how to rehab the poly piping out of my house.  

It's not a solution at all.I inquired with the city about getting a permit for a small gravel driveway (parking pad really) in the front yard, but the city insists that I install a concrete sidewalk on the city's property alongside the street. 

She then can start learning the business alongside you, without the fear of her financial security being lost.