There are a lot of individuals out there who are in need of an Independent Private Investor.

Plus MAYBE you can light the spark that leads them to investing and financial independence.

Now, anyone can access their inventory and resources (i.e. independent lender that works with them, financial company, etc.) but if you are an Academy member, you get exclusive access for 24 hours on any new properties that are posted. 

It's one of the non-transparent gentrification+migration in history due high COL.For young people and business, it's no longer make sense to live independently in CA even to pursue career so TX gives better choice.

Find a good independent agent that can find the companies for you!

If the cosmetics thing continues to be an issue when we tour properties together, I am considering buying a 'rental-rehab BRRR' house (like the one I mentioned at the top of this post) using my above criteria with my independent investment money, fixing it by the time our lease is up in August, leasing half of it, and trying to convince him to move into it instead of re-renting the condo for $1500/mo.

I run a large group of independent landlords and we share lots of stories and info exchanges about working with contractors.

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

I am not an agent but I do run a very large group of independent landlords so feel free to reach out to get connected to good sources.

Each owner has to hire them independently, so risk is limited.