Hi Kmsuea, it all depends on your commitment to actively looking for and purchasing a property. 

This means you’ll have direct access to experts who truly understand your needs and are ready to assist you whenever you need help.What really sets Equity Trust apart is their commitment to personalized service, ensuring that BiggerPockets members have the resources and guidance they need every step of the way.

This can be costly for your property manager, and you may have to pay for their insurance policy, which can add unnecessary expenses to your budget.It strengthens your relationship with your property manager.Adding your property manager as an additional insured is a gesture of good faith that shows you are committed to protecting their interests.

I am still committed but I need to find a strategy that accommodates them while still moving towards our goals.

While I’m not an expert on the legal aspects of posting here, I do have years of experience coaching students in real estate sales and investing.For anyone getting started in real estate, I always emphasize the importance of focusing on key steps before committing to a deal.

This progress has been a blessing, and we’re committed to continuing on this path.

I work with a lot of MTR investors and what I am seeing frequently with multifamily acquisitions, particularly with new investors, is that they often test the property just like you're mentioning, as a way to dip their toes in the water and see what works in their area and for their personal style.

Just a bunch of kids answering the phone and writing bad commitment letters. 

And, by the way, if your "mentor" tells you they are going to invest, get them to make that commitment BEFORE you sign on the dotted line.

Make sure you thoroughly know how the regulators view the way things are being done, before committing to a "creative financing" technique.