I have a rental in a C area that does extremely well and others in A locations that are slow.

for sure this is as the state says in their article extremely sophisticated and thought out scam.

Yes @Tj Hines I'm extremely clear on the need to have an additional role which is why I included "I understand my role should include more than raising the initial equity investment and continue throughout the holding period and disposition" before asking my questions.

Real estate has so many tax benefits and credits available, that I always tell people it's crucial to have a CPA that's extremely knowledgeable in this area.

You should also ask if they do cost segregation analyses, as that might be extremely helpful in reducing your income tax liability.You could pay a CPA to prepare your tax return for this first year and learn as much as possible from them.

The challenge when renting directly to the government is that they expect below market rents.From what I've read in the past, most institutional investors look at these leases like US Treasury Bonds (extremely low risk) and expect a similar rate of return as bonds.Keep this in mind while you try to negotiate a rent increase.

I am new, like pre-school new, to real estate investing and am confused about where to even start.  I have looked at several courses and they all want my investment $ to teach me how to invest.  Ummmm.  So for now I a...

It is possibly the most extreme boom or bust industry out there.

I would have said" refresh your calendar at least every 3 days" but, if you are syncing your calendar with your airb listing..well read on I was immensely disappointment when speaking with a rep from FURNISHED FINDER to hear that FF allows for Airb listings to sync their calendar with FF.

It is EXTREMELY competitive and the margins are very thin, so the more expense you can mitigate the better.