You look at this balance sheet and you see $500,000 in loans to 200 Walnut Street listed on Line 7a.

To be fair I'm not super up to date on the "uber of offices" concept that you are hinting at, except inasmuch as to say "um, didn't that idea kind of die off with COVID?"

Sure you can get away with it , until a home inspector looks at the dates on electric wire , or pvc pipe . 

Make use of its features like online rent collection, maintenance requests, and tenant screening.Local Resources: Consider joining the Central Indiana Real Estate Investors Association (CIREIA).

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However, after many discussions with my mentor, I decided to pursue that avenue of investment at a later date.

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IE rent to a tenant for >12 mo,  dating before marriage, no late payments then with a down paymetn (long story here)  I'll sell on either a contract for deed (typically mobile homes on land) or a note and mortgage (regular nicer houses). 

Yes, operations is a big part of that, especially for anyone that wants to be a business for the long-term.If I were you, I would be talking to office brokers about partnering more than an online forum.   

There are any number of Real Estate schools available to you, so choose the one that compliments your learning style, whether that be online or in person or a hybrid.