I've been a member of GAREIA for about a year and it's been fantastic - lot of people in that group that are experienced and excited to help the next gen investors.https://gareia.com/Feel free to PM me or reach out to contact info in bio - would be happy to help however I can! 

We're part of STR Secrets so if you've been checking out that group feel free to reach out!

As a SFR investor for over 15 years I have been wrestling with this question in the past, because it feels like you should upgrade to "bigger".I know for sure that I would not enjoy the ownership experience that comes with a small 4F, because in Milwaukee that typically also means lower income tenants. 

Additionally, my husband lived there for six years, and the city feels like a second home to me.

I feel like this post is missing a lot.

Feel free to reach out if you'd like an introduction!

If you want to know more about the management companies I tried feel free to DM me.

I feel like i am in this awkward in the middle stage where I still need to work my corporate job, but right on the cusp to make real estate my fulltime job.   

Unrealized equity is nice, but doesn't really do much for you except make you feel good when you tell someone how much equity you have.

And considering I think a person who puts in plain black and white that integrity and character of the operator are key -- and then does something underhanded and incompetent is just mind-boggling to consider -- so I'm only left with a negative feeling about the documents these darned attorneys dream up!