However if u do go for it and go against the grain -Partnership will be key -Definitely 1000% due diligence and then another 10000 % due diligence - use all logic and get a commercial agent now for the competence Full disclosuresI’m not too friendly towards unlicensed people as I feel these groups of folks mess a lot of things up and it gives everyone a bad name.

They, along with our friends and family who have never invested (or bought one house in the 90's and have a dozen horror stories from it) might be phenomenal people, but don't have the competence to speak with authority into this particular part of our lives.

Make a list of competing properties and secret shop them - Which is time-consuming.

Yeah filling it in you need to make sure to do it correctly, make sure you've busted up the bottom well enough for proper drainage etc. the big SFR rental players can have a pool filled in for $7k

Those 2-3-4 people are usually top-notch players.

Something to keep in mind if you know a person like that (who is also competent and trustworthy, of course) 

Right at this moment demand is still bananas, and only seems to be getting stronger...Whereas the Bay Area, an insanely inflated tech economy where a lot of the big players are letting everyone just work from home forever, will probably be hit differently. 

That said, his employer has been in the news and is having major financial issues and I am not just thinking about whether he has a job today but what about in 2 months from now when all the major players in the clothing retail industry are on the brink of collapse. 

Find the key players in the group.

Hello Bigger Pockets Community, My name is Amobi Okugo, I'm a professional soccer player by way of Sacramento, Ca currently living in Austin,Texas.