It really comes down to investing in a growing market, in a good neighborhood & building a great team to support you.

Maybe he's the exception.But the good news is - no matter what you do, if your brother just leaves it all as "passive" and doesn't mess with anything, whether short term rentals, or traditional rentals - the right tax planning could mean a box of his investment dollars that is effectively able to grow tax free. 

when they find a growing market that works well for their investment there is no reason to try to look for another market. 

I usually have very low turnover so I was hoping to organically grow my presence and name brand so that I had more visibility in the marketplace.

Given their age and position in life… mailbox money flow forever sounds like a good start to retirement to me!

Building a strong foundation with reliable management reduces risk, allowing you to reinvest the passive income strategically and grow your portfolio steadily without over-leveraging. 

We are a small partnership with 4-5 properties currently, but we are growing and hoping to find a reliable lending partner that we can do repeat business with.About 3 months ago, we successfully completed a BRRRR deal where we had excellent numbers, over a 1.25 ratio at 75% LTV, our guarantor partner has an 800+ credit score, and we had no issues qualifying for the loan.

Looking forward to learning and sharing some insights with you as we grow together!

The key is to start small, leverage creative financing, and keep reinvesting to grow your portfolio.

In researching it sounded like Delta was going through some changes/growing pains in that area.