-- sort of depends where you live and if you want to invest out of state / have the ability to manage a team remotely, the best out of state investors are very active in managing their teams.

It's a very local question based on the comps and active/recently sold inventory inside the community.

RE is a lot more active and involved, even if you hire a PM and a GC which BTW eats up your returns.

I would also pay by activity not by the hour.  

And even here, you still need to be "active" to research who you are lending your $$ to, and due diligence on the deal itself prior to investing your money.

We had to make sure we sidestepped them and only added information to the correctly entered, active applications.

It’s astounding how many fake documents are circulating today—you can find everything from fake references and stolen Social Security numbers to falsified income documents.To combat this, we rely on tools like Plaid, Verifast, and Snappt, which are excellent for verifying financial information and detecting fraudulent activity.

I'm actively looking for PM in Cincinnati area.

Let me hear your thoughts on how you are feeling and let this thread be a catalyst to be an active forum of investor insight in the KC market. 

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.