Talking to people has always been one of my strong suits, my teachers said I was a natural diplomat, however I work with my business during the day and most weekends (my parents made some not so great choices and now I am trying my hardest to pay off our debt and start this venture), so it is difficult for me to go to real estate meet ups, although I am going to be trying to attend them regularly for now on.

That might be low...up to you to decide.I don't know if you updated the report, but I'd venture to say you're probably paying $50 per unit for water every month.I really like the 50% rule which is your P&I + 50% of rent as expenses, its a decent barometer of how things will actually go.

I formed a company to joint venture/mentor with a $500 million equipment company from 2007 to 2012.

I know I might have to venture out of the Western WA area at some point if I want to amass more properties quickly.

I’m looking for guidance stepping off into my first venture in investing in multi-family units.I bought my first house last year and plan to rent it out to cover mortgage payments plus a little extra, then find a quad-plex to purchase and house hack (my current house is too big for my small family... me + wife) Looking for strategic advice or any advice from anyone with history in house hacking.

There needs to be a risk of loss of more than just time, all business ventures have the risk of loss of time.

I would venture to say you  are going to encounter more problems as you start to fix things.  

I teamed up with my business partner who is a fix and flip investor, and after structuring an ironclad Joint-Venture agreement we've now done 4 flips together and I've never been happier.

Hi, first time posting to BP. I have 2 duplexes that I have had since 2012 and 2017 just owned by myself. I would like to acquire more with the help of investors, and have investors also join in my current properties ...

You might try and get a loan 1st or 2nd mortgage.. and belly up when you sell the lotsOr partner up with a local builder on a joint venture deal.