Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Regardless of legal nuances, I can tell you from extensive professional experience: Don will WIN an IRS audit for his Subject-to interest, as long as he can show that he made the payments.

How do you approach balancing immediate cash flow with long-term equity growth in your investments? 

When it comes to rude and abusive tenants, I'll deal with them on a professional level during their tenancy, but when it comes to renew, BYE BYE.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I have no investment experience, only stock market and IRA’s, but I hope to learn a lot from professionals on this forum.

With the growth mindset you clearly have, you're building a solid foundation for success.

Look for areas with lower property prices, strong rental demand, and steady job growth.

But, this being a larger syndicator they do have professionally made presentations and due diligence documents for you to look through.

I do a meetup in Mesa on Saturday morning's which is a good place to come meet even more RE professionals and investors.You have the experience so now you just need the right strategy to grow the portfolio.