After all, some of the best of the trade are also investors too.  

Although Reston as a whole has experienced this as well, with a 23.8% vacancy (Source) for the entire submarket, the Reston Town Center in particular has just a 4% office vacancy, with Boston Properties Group, planning to deliver another 1.1 million square feet with Reston Next.Boston Properties Group (BXP), is currently the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A Office property in the United States.

Half of my portfolio is OOS, and I haven’t seen most of those, even after 10 yrs, but I get trusted people to take pictures and I send specialized trades (plumbers always and sometimes electricians) during DD period.

Areas like Williamsburg have small multi-family properties trading at a premium when compared to Bushwick, Bed Stuy, Ridgewood, and surrounding neighborhoods.

Sometimes players need physical therapy (rehab), some need more 1-on-1 coaching (optimization/advertising) and some to be traded (1031 exchange).

The advantage is that you can trade stocks and write the check to make the investment from the same account.

Depending on your strengths and experience, you may choose to do some of these services yourself but like most things in life, you are trading your time for cost of having someone else do it for you.I think it really depends on your strengths, how you want to spend your time and much you want to scale your business. 

It's going to be your thin credit profile / lack of seasoned trade lines.

I remember hearing on the BP real estate podcast at some point Scott describing how selling an investment property after 5ish years and trading it in for a more expensive property was the right move financially.

Hello,Just want to know if anyone have tricks of the trade they can share to get the most deals needed to renovate bathroom/kitchen?