With the way my portfolio and pipeline is arranged I can understand why the construction management or brokerage verticals are most enticing but it still feels too transactional which is what I want to avoid.

@Brent Mendenhall The best thing for any investor is to avoid your company and those like it out of respect for their investment dollars.Why is there no formal agreement between RAD and DDH Fund LP when DDH Fund owes RAD's investors millions of dollars and collects rents on behalf of RAD.

So I broke these up specifically based on numbers and property values, trying to avoid anecdotal bias .

Are there areas to avoid?

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

A quick non-political note on two topics I can’t seem to avoid: mass-deportation and tariffs.I am not concerned about the saber-rattling from the TV talking heads about “mass deportation” and “tariffs.”

I could have put less down on the primaries but I put down 20% to avoid PMI.

Then I’d avoid capital gains tax in Massachusetts?

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whatever you do, avoid balloon payments girlie.