You hired them and should trust their expertise.

Would like some BPers expertise in good locations to invest.I tend to invest in SFH, but am open to multiplexes.I currently live in Hawaii and have invest out of state before.

If they do not currently have rental properties, they will not be able to guide you through the transaction with expertise—even if they claim to know how.

I know enough to make me dangerous, but fully acknowledge this is NOT my expertise. 

They either lack the time, resources, or expertise to find cash flowing investments, but they want to enjoy the returns, growth, and tax benefits of investing in real estate.

It is not only about the asset, it is the entire experience and expertise of your trusted on the ground team, I appreciate your post! 

Private lending is hard to do if you don't have the time or expertise to constantly evaluate collateral so I only lend to people I know well and kind of do it on trust rather than a detailed due diligence (although of course I have the first lien on the property).

They also didn't have a lot of expertise in operations.

But if you claim expertise that also benefits your business on the board, people will question you on it.

Bringing a partner would give you the ability to have more expertise on the deal and someone to bounce ideas off of.