I am trying to find a mentor and I feel like working for a corporate wholesaler might give me the experience I need to turn my little $175,000 chunk into a rental property business one day.

Hi Mo, If you narrowed down your market to a few markets and are pre-approved and ready to buy, but haven't decided on the exact market yet because you want to get a better feel for it, I would recommend starting to build your team.

I feel like with impending legislation, especially in NJ, it is becoming more and more difficult to be a private landlord    

I received many DM's about how my post have SAVED them from working with Own It Detroit and it feels good. 

That said, I feel that Care.com or hiring a local housekeeper when it's remote is ideal.

(I think most of my STR investors feel the same.)You say the "risk" of depending on OTAs.

While my situation is relatively straightforward with a W-2 job and 5 rental properties, I feel I'm not receiving the proactive planning and guidance I seek.

If you would ever like to chat about to market in Michigan feel free to reach out. 

@Damien Staley I don’t know about the government assistance or MRA but I’m somewhat concerned about any type of hard feelings that might come about from other family members were you to start “profiting” off of Dad and Uncle.

Feel free to reach out if it might make sense to look at some of those options