As part of his investment of capital into scaling, he hired a marketing firm specializing in SEO, SEM, social media, direct email, etc.  

I was hoping it would be posted somewhere in the forum so I wouldn't have to bother you directly but it does not seem to be.Thanks for contributing to the Bigger Pockets community in this way

Unlike REITs, direct real estate provides control over management decisions and the ability to leverage financing for higher returns.

I am thankful that steps in the right direction are being taken. 

A good investor friendly agent typically does “driving for dollars,” from what I’ve heard, and they might have a direct line on off market properties.Eyes on the Future - At 19, you can stack up quite the portfolio over the next decade.

We have both family and employees directly impacted and I can't imagine what the community is going through.I'm also sorry that you're feeling like the response time has been slow or that the carrier's claims team is acting in bad faith.

We have one as a rental and have long term tenants there who are great and we have good communication in both directions.

But, if I were in that situation I would probably not be buying any directly owned properties at all (and would instead be investing in a diversified fund).

You can surely buy cheaper properties and obtain the same debt pay-down, but now you've got 5x the head-ache, so right asset class is more about efficiency when it comes to debt pay-down.Tax shielding is similar concept in that more expensive properties directionally give you more building basis to depreciate, which means less net income to tax.

Hi Otis,Self-Directed IRAs (SDIRAs) can be a great tool for funding real estate deals, especially for private money deals.