So in the next few years we could have a recession happen and the investors with investment grade tenants with fixed payments knowing what they are getting that is  very desirable to a lot of people to own those assets.  

I'm not looking for partners, but rather people to collaborate with as I'm working to scale my business.  

There are also many new construction townhomes all over Houston, so if/when you go to re-sale, most people can buy new for just a bit more (if not the same) than buy your used townhome.

I am curious why you chose to invest in East Cleveland?

People in 1979 were angry that prices tripled in half a decade.

I don't think that I'd personally trade that in for STR or multi family, the hassle of people is much more than dealing with the hassle of a warehouse business at least in my mind.but if the cash gets your overall portfolio to a place you'd prefer more then go for it, but personally the current deal sounds awesome.  

It's basically built on top of WordPress core and they made it simple and easy to navigate.Where in wordpress, you have to get some plugins (some are also monthly paid) to achieve the same kind of functionality.SEO is not just about having a good hosting/platform and features, it's about utilizing the features in a way so your brand has visibility and people that come into your website gets proper value of their time spent.Here's a table comparison for you that I wrote earlierNow whether you have a carrot or a wordpress site, for SEO, you will need:- Website Credibility (Personalisation)- On Page SEO (Keywords, Titles, Meta Tags, Description, Image ALT Tags & Optimization etc)- Social Media Presence (Regular Posts/Videos and Engaging with your audience)- Monthly Content Publishing (Regular Blogs & Location Pages)- Monthly OFF Page SEO (Citations, Backlinks)Now if you consider the cost, end of the day it's quite same for both the platforms.But if you are starting fresh, I see no point of having their 180$ plan, you can continue with 89$/month plan from carrot and assign someone in your team to put regular blog posts and update the location pages.Or if you want to use WordPress and get someone setup the website and do regular content updates for you, then It can take 3-6 months to start seeing visible growth in organic traffic if all the things mentioned above are taken care of.

So, I've closed hundreds of loans for people. 

You're definitely in the right place to learn and connect with people. 

The people that run these companies usually come from an "investment banking", real estate, or construction background.