If there is a good post or article regarding this topic, I'd be happy to read it.

I know this is a differing topic on the forums, and online in general, but having the legal background/education and knowing estate planning concepts you'll realize it shouldn't be.  

There was an article published in Sept 2024 that showed the average consumer would save over $10,000 by working with a broker vs a direct lender over the life of their loan. 

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

I know there has been some other forum posts on this topic, but I was hoping to note my circumstances here. 

This is an interesting topic.

In most cases, neither is warranted.Warning: I am not an attorney, and this can be a complicated topic.

The thread addresses a different topic, the Real Estate Professional status, but the same principle applies to the hours in both contexts.

There are a lot of articles, books, etc.

@Nicholas Nakamurain order to be successful, you will need to build a network on the ground in Ohio with people you know and trust. buying a random property on the MLS in unknown condition based on other people looking at it, and putting it under management with people you have never met, will not work, and you will lose money.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...so - what's your plan?