Building a local team is important, always happy to assist.

utm_source=newsletterYou can find a glossary of some acronyms here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/real-estate-abbreviations/You might also want to read: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide - https://assets2.biggerpockets.com/uploads/user_file/file_object/329/UBG_2018.pdf...actually the entire section: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesBP has a whole section dedicated to education and starting up - https://www.biggerpockets.com/intro-to-rei/overviewGet busy with the entire Education section on BP: https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/property-types https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/finance https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/strategy https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/finding-deals/analyze-deals https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/property-management (including TENANTS MAINTENANCE) https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/business-operations (and the sub section on REAL ESTATE MARKETING TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY TAXES & ACCOUNTING LEGAL TEAM)One way or another you will pay your "real estate tuition" - either in time, effort or money.

We are thinking about adding a few more agents on our team since we have too many leads and not enough people to nurture them.

I’ll take Hilton and Marriott’s or any other resort management team over that, where they can actually benefit me down the road at one of their 1000’s of locations.

If you go this route, I'd do the homework on managing brokers and their teams and find a good mentor who owns their own properties. 

My team and our individual IRAs would not be employed for the business. 

I would recommend just starting to build a team.

Find a few good property management teams in the markets, get in touch with them and get a feel of what they have to say about the market itself.

I dug a lot of answers out of the teams that came to look at it and know exactly what to do, the only thing is that I won’t be using their top of the line materials and plus, there’s always small little tricks (from experience) in any project to help improve the longevity.

Overall, we are looking to engage with fellow investors seeking to expand their portfolio, all while assisting a new venture.We have an adequate team around us to provide resources concerning our renovations (plumber, landscaper, flooring, electrician, etc.).