Hi, I’m new to BP and I was wondering how much it might cost me annually to set up and maintain a team of real estate related experts, from the realtor, to the contractors and the handymen, property managers and accountants.

The previous rental homes I owned appreciated a lot and in the past some experts  suggested I sell and do a 1031.

It may be more economical to just put a 100w lamp in there, or redirect some heated airflow.. one or both will likely be needed either way, tenant or not.At this point I am just trying to ponder who would be a potential tenant - staying at a furnished place at the lake village, during winter months only… some nerdy person seeking solitude?

All of this being possible depends on your specific facts and circumstances though which is why sometimes a REI specailized tax expert is worth it- no one on here knows your specific financial situation. 

I'm not an expert but I know the numbers in a lot of neighborhoods.

I am not a 1031 expert so you'll have to see if anyone else here can answer or if there is someone local you can talk to about that.

If there are any flipping/real estate investment experts in the area, I'd love to connect.

My recommendation is to choose cities in safe and economically diversified areas with above-average income and population growth.

A good video that was helpful to me starting out is: How to Analyze a Real Estate Market in 60 Minutes - Know More than a Local Expert - Neal Bawa… (BP frowns on link posting… so copy-paste in google, it should be 57 min long).For some other let’s say high level book on the “start-to-finish” for MF investing, helpful to me are:Wheelbarrow Profits by Jake and GinoMultifamily Millions by David LindahlEmerging Real Estate Markets by David LindahlCreative Cash by Bill Ham (helpful for ‘seller financing’ options)Once you get through the “philosophy” of these, some more “meat and potatoes” digging into the actual numbers and case studies:The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesThe Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties by Steve BergesYouTube has some good underwriting resources:Break Into CRE with Justin KivelThe Multifamily Show with James Eng at Old CapitalAdventures in CRE with Spencer BurtonBruce KirschLocal meetups… you’ll learn a lot from other investors in your market… an active local REIA is UCREIA (Upstate Carolina Real Estate Investors Association) they have a monthly main meeting and then various sub-groups that meet monthly as well.Ben Jones and Ivan Jenkins run Multifamily Investor Nation – Greenville, SC sub-group, they do a hybrid with in person and virtual together.

Need to pick your expert brains.