Reading "Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics" doesn't make doing the problems simple, interviewing recent graduates about the struggles of boot camp doesn't make a 15 mile hike with 100lb easy, taking advice about how to fly in formation 100ft from another aircraft at night doesn't make it easier (or any less risky).

Portland's fundamentals are very solid for the long term so I wouldn't just ignore the market you're already in.

Fundamentals don't really change. 

Do not drift away from the fundamentals of analyzing your acquisition; be it commercial or residential. 

,There are still plenty of great deals to be had, you need to be in a solid market based on fundamentals vs speculation at this stage in the cycle.

My advantages that I know of are my ability to get a mortgage (W-2 income, credit, and debt ratio are all good), having enough cash and house equity to get a 25% down non-occupied loan on a SFH or duplex (in my market), willingness to sell and move to house hack a 3-4 unit, understanding the fundamentals and math of small residential REI, love of learning "systems", and being a complete badass at life in general ;)My disadvantages that I know of are that I don't have experience yet in buying/managing rentals, and I haven't met enough other investors to learn about a lot of deals early in the pipeline.What would you do in my situation?

They don't want money, they want time with a mentor and want to meet business minded people with goals that fundamentally align.

That property has such great fundamentals already easily breaking even before you do the value add.

Do the smart thing and find a new job, don't invest the money until you have a better understanding of the fundamentals.

I am a Columbus investor and frequently am looking at zainesville when the c’bus craziness gets me sad.I’ve done no research on the fundamentals of the market because I don’t trust the ability to find a reliable property manager, which for me is a dealbreaker:1.