Welcome Alana, you will find a lot of helpful people on this platform.

It’s only when they’re trying to wind down a fund do you see which properties are the duds.I’m of the opinion that funds tend to be a more sensible platform when there’s a pre-identified number of opportunities that a sponsor's looking to capitalize on immediately.

From my observations of successful investors (those with 100+ units and 20+ years in the game), there seem to be two camps: those who are pro-partnership and those who avoid them.

I've also leveraged that capability to build some pretty cool dashboard on my end to occupancy, revenue, and cancellation rates across all platforms. 

People are being fired for sport as though it's some pleasurable reality show game.

Looks like a lot of your own capital into the deal, but you learn more from being in the game.

Propstream - Data creation + stackingDeal Machine - Driving for DollarsOpen Letter Marketing - Mail ProviderUsing these 3 platforms, you will be able to create lists, research properties, and market to them effectively.

And the fact that you have a contractor you know personally is name of the game! 

But as I discovered, has no real significance to the apartment game, except for the ability to market and raise money.

I don't want to violate any of the self-promotion rules on this thread by specifically linking or name-dropping, but it's from a data analytics platform I am working on specifically built for tracking construction, debt, and ownership activity in the Philadelphia region.I will be posting more detailed insights soon.