Even partnerships of the closest friends can fall apart, but putting that much trust in a stranger you've only met over the phone or maybe in person a couple times would not be a route I'd go.

They fall in 2 categories:1) Those that will directly profit from doing business with you2) Those that are just trying to give you advice.Why do you think the posts from those in group #1 are the positive ones?

tax advantages for multifamily investors fall around this concept of "real estate professional". i wouldn't touch life insurance for this purpose. 

Add an additional two months for the contract to fall through due to buyer trying to negotiate like they are on the cast of Pawn Stars. 

My fiancé is applying to medical schools and would start school in the fall of 2025.

They might work for smaller mom-and-pop units (2-8 units), but not for anything larger.Most owners of larger, more established multi-family properties don’t fall into the category of distressed landlords that off-market strategies usually target.

But go ahead all.. fall for the banana in the tailpipe if you so chose.

Go to the room where foreclosure cases are heard in the courthouse and sit through a docket of cases and get the names of the lawyers on both sides that you think know what they are doing.

I ended up buying 17 buy n hold houses since Covid and glad I didn’t listen to the experts claiming the sky is falling and RE prices will crash.

Many flippers try to buy in the fall and sell in the spring to boost their profits for this reason.