It's my understanding that REIA is decentralized, they allow almost, if not everyone to teach or give instruction at these meetings, I don't care if someone made a million of contract for deeds and did them for 25 years, they aren't experts today nor should they be teaching out dated strategies, which is what you'll usually find with old timers. :)

That's the process as I understand it.

We recently acquired our first commercial multifamily property, so I understand the transition you’re aiming for.

It is my understanding that gifting a property does nothing to step up basis as the capital gains would follow the gift. 

Thus, my main goal joining this forum is to try to gain confidence in the decision to get into real estate investment and better understand the risks that I may not be considering due to my lack of experience in the field.

Also appreciate your doing it to encourage others.  1) Totally understand where your coming from.

There are many nuances in any one market that take time and knowledge to really understand.

In either case, the longer a property remains on the market, the more motivated the seller often becomes to offload it.Savvy buyers understand this and often target properties that have been listed for three months or more.

I also used to use investor carrot but went ahead and went with Wordpress/ and payed someone on fiver to create my website which has worked but Now im really wanting to understand how to add and take care of SEO for my website to get more leads.I love everything about followup boss- but I need a dialer/ would like to text and would like texting campaigns.

Consult a CPA or real estate attorney to understand tax implications, build a reserve fund for unexpected costs, and research local regulations to ensure a smooth and profitable transition into rental property ownership.Good luck!