I want the asset I buy to produce an income today vs.

The cash flow is it produces in certain areas is unbelievable and the way the area is appreciating is an added bonus.

Seller's motivation is to stay and only selling because of Health problems.This seems like an incredible opportunity for me to partner with someone so experienced although I know his experience is not with large multifamily.

I already owe a big thank you to the community here for providing an incredible amount of information and guidance without any expectation of repayment. 

The capabilities I need in place are:CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system able to interface with listing management softwareDeal analysis software capable of producing cash flow projections, DCF analysis, ROI calculations, etc.Customizable marketing solution that creates external materials to distribute to customers and clients (created automatically based off listing)Project management tracking that interfaces with CRMMaximum exposure for our listingsMaximum exposure for our company brandI have been analyzing the following software, but I know there are many others out there:Costar, RealNex, Salesforce, Commercial Search, CIMLS, Commrex, Loopnet, BizBuySellI really appreciate any feedback or experiences people are willing to share. 

Right now my retirement fund is producing 12%. its 10 year average is only 6%   I would look at some other investment that doesn't require so much expense to get in and out of before I bought this house.  

I am looking to get educated on finding ways to produce positive monthly cash flow. 

This bottom 30% technically qualify, right now, but there's a decent chance there will be a missed credit card payment, a surprise down payment gift for an investment property (not allowed), or who knows what.And on top of that, probably only about 20% of real estate agents have the mental capacity to understand the advantages of the approach you suggest, as well (and this 20% isn't the top producing 20%, it's all over the place).

@Ryan Jenks  PS I don't know @Joel Owens portfolio looks like but I do know he is a top producing commercial broker who specializes in commercial assets as opposed to most on this site that don'tfor me personally I have owned about 500 C and low B class doors.. and its a JOB make no mistake about it... can it be done yes.. but the closer you are to the asset the better of you are.and mid west multi that are 15 to 20 caps are highly risky

You can be a top producing agent and make 1M in commissions a year, especially where you live man.