It all boils down to the leadership because the leadership creates the culture.

With experience in construction and sales, you'll definitely be able to use those skills to your advantage when doing value-add deals.The better the deal is, the easier it will be to do the BRRRR method and you can find some of the best deals off-market, so it's important to build a solid network and create deal flow so you can see as many opportunities as possible. 

I like that, unlike with say trading for a hedge fund, I can create opportunities for others rather than solely line the pockets of someone richer (that being said I still intend to make money).

I do know that you focused specifically on the "Triangle" but I wanted to create a conversation.

Communication good or bad goes along way to keeping investors from being upset to going ballistic on the internet and creating irreparable harm to the syndicators reputations.

You can even create a “hotsheet” in the MLS to notify you of any listings in your target area that expire each day.

@Tonio PearceYes you should create a business plan.

(Call it 20% federal and 5% state ($15k in income tax, plus the $45k in additional taxes you created.).

We worked with a lawyer over there who is a US ex-pat who created and registered a local LLC for us, which owns our properties.

The IRS doesn’t allow both parties to claim the same interest amount, so clear documentation is critical.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.