As a realtor I recently gained access to some incredible software that shows local trends visually and its great for finding true value in opportunities.

It's too dynamic.

For portfolios that will be more dynamic, having the IRA make a single investment into the LLC is the more efficient structure. 

For me it was less specifically about real estate and more the general dynamics of our relationship.

As someone who grew a property management company from scratch to manage student housing at Rutgers, I am torn on this issue.I either get clients who have struggled and thereby created a mess that I always untangle and make smooth, or I get clients who have never owned anything and don't understand how much work goes into it or the dynamics of the area.I think one poster put it perfectly earlier:"Time is money.

Many CA OOS over pay for multis as they don't understand the OOS locations future dynamics.  

Hard to tell based on the distant picture but it looks pretty good to me "as is"Your mindset for a rental vs a flip or personal residence has to be different...... you want it decent, visually presentable and durable....but not so nice that you are wasting $$ or are going to be pissed when the tenant damages or destroys it...because they will.....not IF, but how bad.......I would not paint those cabinets....re-stain at best.

During the visual inspection, the risk assessor opened the closet door to the furnace area and I had to stop him.

Here is a good BP article that will help you visualize your end goal:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/go-small-...

Do you think a renewed interest/focus of outside companies entering Scranton would shake up this dynamic?