If you truly are concerned you need to get the individual units isolated like @Steve Babiak said BEFORE it warms up or you will have water damage to deal with on top of damaged pipes.

You would lease the entire building/property at a set amount, then would sublease individual spaces and make any spread that there was.

The COA is responsible for a lot of things that you'd be paying for otherwise and while they may not be able to manage their money as carefully as an individual owner and have more overhead they are still covering a lot of maintenance and insurance expenses so it's not entirely throwing your money away.

I'd like to network with other investors in the area and hopefully find someone that would be willing to teach me a few things.Thanks!

People get frustrated with them because they move slower than other investment methods and a lot of people need ways to get capital so they can buy rentals which forces rentals to come later rather than sooner, but in general, starting with rentals is excellent because they teach you the fundamentals first, then you can use those to be really strong in other areas.

It's really hugely individual and of course, it has to be in relation to what your cash investment is.

Which individuals or companies are you using for your snow removal service?

Most of the individuals that I bump elbows with are in larger commercial projects and have built up their net worth through buy and hold strategies rather than flipping.

There is nothing wrong with this, it's part of learning.Again, it's all about personal preference and what works best for each individual.

This is followed by a comment that if the owner asks to tell him a little bit about your company to be prepared with some thirty-second speech about it.My question is, would you recommend to start a company if you are an individual investor to appear more legitimate?