The owners of 100+ unit complexes are not individuals who will be swayed to sell by a good offer or the need to cut short term losses.

You can present an offer that aligns with your financial goals, but be prepared to walk away if the seller won’t negotiate to a price that ensures you’re not left in a tough financial situation.

If you do not feel comfortable pursuing additional growth, I'd wait it out just a bit. 

I feel this gives me the flexibility to find the right solution for my client and not just sell what my bank offers.

Whether you’re offering services, partnering on projects, or exploring your own investments, leverage your expertise to identify undervalued properties and add value.

It offers unique advantages like equity building, tax benefits (e.g., deductions and depreciation), and an inflation hedge, as rental income and property values often rise with inflation.

It isn't having paid off properties that offers security, there are still taxes, insurance, maintenance and management involved. 

Would love to add a mentor to guide us through the first deal, we can offer all of the sweat equity and our network that will help fundraise the deal! 

This tax change could trigger even with offering contacts for those services as it could be construed as contractors.

While the market can go up or down in either investment, Real Estate is the only one of the two that offers income opportunities through rental income, that stocks don't, and can often help ride out the storm of market fluxes.Also, the Greater Phoenix market (that includes Scottsdale) historically nets 65K+ Californians per year.