Keep them updated on the project's progress, especially if you encounter any unexpected issues or delays.- Consider using hard money loans as a bridge to longer-term financing if you're planning to keep the property as a rental.

Luckily, I am actively researching the ins and outs of REITs and PE real estate deals (both of which I encounter often with work).Main Point: I would like to get into real estate investing, but I don't know if I should utilize my career CRE learning and enter that space first, or start smaller with residential.

Also to get ahead of potential problems I'm likely to encounter. 

I think what you'll likely encounter at the local banks is lower interest rates with a shorter term loan vs. with the lenders I've come across on BP that can do commercial, they may have 30 year options but the interest rates will be higher.

In addition I have yet to encounter a seller cost of value add being as high as my conservative cost Projection for the value add.

I have been studying the dustin hahn tax lien and deed program however now there's a $4995  8 week mastermind course that they recommend.has anyone encountered thisNeed guidance

What struggles/frustrations have you encountered with partners and how did you overcome them?

I found that every property manager I encountered was a washed-up Realtor who couldn't hack it in sales and reluctantly resigned themselves to "slumming it" in property management. 

One of my properties (in Palm Bay, Florida) recently encountered a leak which apparently occurred because the AC unit may not have installed properly.

This sucks Has anyone ever encountered something like this?