As I understand it, tourism is one of Fiji's largest industries, and there is no shortage of resorts as far as I can tell.

Check out AirDNA for a report on what the averages are in the area. 

My partner and I are looking at a 128 unit complex that's made up of 8 16 unit buildings, with a average rent of $450. 

Over lunch another attendee told me he’s usually in the buying position, as a manager in the IT industry.

Industrial in Minneapolis and Chicago seems like 8% or so, by the time I adjust for location and uniqueness I\m in the 10 to 11% range. 

In addition, my many years in the mortgage industry provided great real estate financial knowledge and access to capital.

I ask because I came across a firm offering deals like this:Purchase, rehab and flip a distressed property, timeline 6-18 months.Minimum Investment $100,000Above $500,000 and an investor can appoint a member to the management boardMinimum asset price $1,000,000Management Fee: 2.5% of invested fundsManagement invests 10% alongside investorsDeveloper invests 10% alongside investorsSuccess fee of 50% on returns above 8%My main question is whether the 50% success fee on top of the management fee is highway robbery, or pretty standard on larger deals averaging 30%+ in such short timeframes?

I am always looking for people that are immersed in this industry that I could look to as a mentor and learn from.

Even though I've worked within many parts of the industry, there's still so many areas I haven't touched so not sure I could speak to them.That being said, speaking from experience as someone who worked their way up the SFR route with fix and flips, buy and holds, and other creative financing strategies, here's who you might want to know: - Wholesaler/bird-dogs (or somebody who finds deals for you)- Investor Friendly Mortgage Lenders (for financing)- Investors in the areas you want to buy in.

Napkin math tells us: 200k = 1mil loan ammount300/door (average) you'd need about 16 doors at that, probably going to go over your 1 mil loan.