Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Applying a value add strategies can get you to much much more equity rather quickly.

It’s what I used to do for family and business partners—helping them set up projects to scale and run efficiently—and I’m excited to apply these skills to my own portfolio.Let me know if you’d like to connect further and chat about ideas or collaborations.

I am not sure what type of real estate investing you're considering, but it sounds like, with your family and busy job, you won't have a lot of time to be hands-on or personally involved. 

When a lot of tenants are involved, you want to provide as many options as possible.

@Ethan Slater here's some info we hope you find useful:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Even if one tenant is responsible for rent payments, the others will live there and impact your liability as a landlord.Accountability:Requiring all adults to apply and sign the lease holds everyone legally responsible for the terms.

Might be good to apply to real estate.  

I know your involved at a high level with Board of Realtors and state regulators .. 

My take is that a Host should be personally involved as much as possible.