Might as well have a good oneBuild a team because nothing works better than teamwork.

When I ask why they bought it, I always get the same answer: the cashflow looked great on paper.My team works quite a bit with investors, most of us ARE investors.

On the other hand, if I had a capable team working alongside me, I would be able to seize opportunities without jeopardizing the effectiveness of my establishment.

As a newbie to the industry I didn't feel it was appropriate to pretend I knew how running a massive team works.  

Obviously, those who want to fix and flip tend to go in the opposite direction: first they find a house or whatever, and then they look for either a "debt partner" or an "equity partner" and through this partnership, and teamwork, accomplish something profitable. 

Teamwork is everything!

I see investors struggle more when they start off out of state and try to do it all themselves @Dominique Osborn Agreed :) Teamwork makes the dream work, and unless you have prior experience, as you mentioned it's not easy to build a team-- especially from afar. 

The only source for this is an experienced local investment team. Working

I live and invest in Milwaukee and I (my team) works with a lot of OOS clients and one key factor that stands out to me is the economic delta, the difference between where you make money and where you invest. 

Myself and my team work with a lot of STR investors including Brandon Turner and David Greene so I would be happy to give you the overview of how it all breaks down in our market.