I’m just starting out in RE Multi-Fam, are there benefits in OZ’s to that end?

However, you will likely meet a lot of folks that you would never run into in real life and your sphere of influence will grow. 2) Only send and accept connection requests to quality people you have an established relationship with.

Invest it in a 2 family in an OZ, let’s say purchase it for $100k and then add another $100k to renovate it.

We have an East Bay product we're launching now that is high cash flowing within OZ's.

I have told people Im in real estate but its seems that most of my sphere don't care.

It's too late for you for that now, but this is written assuming someone in the Bigger Pockets sphere will benefit from the advice.6.

After reading the clarifying language for opportunity zones, it seems as though a newly formed real estate fund could buy an office building in an opportunity zone and hire employees to help run the fund (they work in the OZ).

Conveniently, both solutions are the same, eliminate that person from your sphere asap. 

I don't have much experience in the syndication sphere, but if I were to compare to my guess on the makeup of the average REIA meetup:75% have never done a deal, even if they've been attending the meetups for years25% have done one or two deals5% have done more than 2 dealsSo just doing a few deals puts you at the top end of things, and there are generally just a few at each meetup who thoroughly know what they are doing.I'd imagine the multifamily sphere is much the same, since this breakdown seems to hold true in most industries (even outside of real estate).

Marketing to your sphere of influence I think is the #1 way for a new agent to start up.