@Destiney E Goins - Welcome to BP and real estate investing, Destiney!

Please let me know if you are interested, I will walk you through our data and call transcripts so you can see some real world data in the Hawaii, SoCal, Washington and Tampa markets.   

Anyone that is looking at your assets is always going to need to factor in property management, so you can show that as a real expense (and really make it as high or low as you want).I work in a vertically integrated real estate and development company, and I cannot imagine how things would run if we did not have an internal property management company that essentially works for the other companies but also stands on its own.

And it can work really well for you as long as you pay attention to the statute requirements.In order to defer all tax you are selling investment real estate and buying investment real estate of at least the same value you sold. 

Securing a good lender can greatly accelerate your real estate investing journey.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I would like to speak with local investors, real estate agents, property managers, lenders, etc. from the area.

What's my 2025 real estate investing goals?

2) How many hours/week do you really want to commit to for real estate?

It is a nice safe long-term spot if you're approaching it with a more long-term traditional real estate mindset.