My son is in the military - and will be heading to Tucson AZ in a few months. 

And with a twist, that everything from day 1 is designed and built to facilitate intaking private $ into the "fund".

I need some help wrapping my head around everything.

Look for undervalued properties.Network: Connect with local real estate agents, contractors, and other investors for insights and deals.Analyze Properties: Use the 1% rule to evaluate potential properties (monthly rent should be at least 1% of the total investment).Secure Financing: Explore different financing options like conventional loans, hard money loans, or private lenders.As for timing, if you can handle the extra responsibility, starting now could give you a head start.

You're heading the right direction.

At the numbers you are talking about and where the market is heading you could pick up some very high quality NNN national credit tenant properties as commercial continues to recover. 

To all my Kansas City investors…how are you feeling about the real estate market heading into the new year?

There's an adage in several sports about critical things like protective gear: "a $10 helmet for a $10 head."

Headed down for 9 days.  

They then decided to scale, hired Joe Namath as a spokesperson (I know, right there that’s the sign this was headed for disaster) and went around the country drumming up interest in investing in their newly formed REITs.