I learned that good asset management is truly a team sport that requires good and regular communication between the property manager and your team’s asset manager to make sure that everyone is on the same page.

Considering the fact that many invest in real estate to mitigate risk en route to a secure retirement, I'd stick to investing in established, high-end areas where you can pick up some beautiful properties sporting attractive price-to-rent ratios.The utilization of leverage in higher end properties--vice paying cash for cheap properties-- only helps to amplify one's returns.

I don't want to walk into some retail store and get a cell call telling me that sporting goods is having a sale!

I have never understood the expensive sport car thing. 

This is a team sport but having the right team to speed up the timeline is definitely something I am looking for but not planning on.

Real Estate is a team sport.

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.

I would also recommend investing there. https://talkbusiness.net/2019/04/onyx-coffee-lab-heads-to-the-1907-in-downtown-rogers/ - West of I-49 in springdale is starting to boom because of tyson and new childrens hospital. https://talkbusiness.net/2017/10/plans-announced-for-180-million-commercial-development-in-springdale-off-don-tyson-parkway/ -Pinnacle heights/ Top Golf are going up in west Rogers.

You have to know the neighborhoods, what's going to sell, where to add value, how to get the deal priced correctly, and how to exit the deal (financing relationships at banks, etc).So it's not us saying you can't find a good deal to flip for appreciation - but its a contact sport out there right now and for someone with little time you are at risk of losing capital, not gaining.As far as choosing a rental that "you" would live in - think of picking a property that your niece, nephew, son, or daughter would want to live in.

Not saying you shouldn’t own for hunting or sporting purposes but certainly not for self defense.