This shift aims to avoid the high costs of renting temporary locations as the company focuses on stabilizing its business after emerging from bankruptcy in 2023.Meanwhile, Spirit Halloween is expanding aggressively, with a record 1,525 pop-up stores for the 2024 season, offering immersive experiences with animatronics and interactive displays.

Instead of reading one of the many books and podcasts BP publishes on the foundational elements associated with REI, they would prefer that I take 1-2 hours out of my day on the phone to explain everything.

Shaking hands with someone seems to always be superior to interactions online.

Actually TALK TO THEM on the phone and/or in person, find out about their situation, and if they seem like a good fit, basically just be smart about it, and have human interactions with them, it's that simple. 

This interaction also allows one to gauge the sponsor's communication skills and professionalism.10 Questions for the First Call1) What's the Sponsor's investment thesis?

Cultivate relationships where referrals become a natural part of your interactions.

The true test of a company is how they interact & stay engaged to resolve those issues, which we always try to do to the best of our ability! 

@Andres Rodriguez and @Srikant Puvvada Southern Impression Homes is a pretty reputable group from what I've heard, but I haven't interacted with them myself.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Training them simply means you control the conversation and interaction not them.An example, a tenant calls and says, "can you paint my apt a different color, I don't like it".