I believe it is a pervasive attitude created by the get rich quick crowd and "real estate is easy gurus" that dominate the space.

I'm from out of town and I'm not one of the local players that everyone knows by name or by picture.

He is she is a key player, I would never invest out of state with out a qualified PM that you trust in place.

No way you can be the GOAT if these players in your era have the same number of championships and may actually end up with more than you have.

All the big players are here in my backyard including Del Monte and Dole.  

I would also call the regulatory agency (in Texas it is Department of Aging and Disability Services or DADS) and talk with them to find out as much as you can about players in town, who is expanding, etc.

Thanks.Reggie, I'm not affiliated with the DHRE players like @Jeremy Taggart and @Anthony Angotti, but I know them.

You are confused as evidenced by your response.You can still use GRATs and GRUTs is you are behind the time.Your attorney maybe an extertaining golf player but he may not be up to date on ways to avoid these elaborate and complicated structuresYou claim that your attroney si your friend but you want to sue him?

Personally don't place value on cash on cash because you can play games to get big numbers @Justin B.That is ok though because there are plenty of big players that do.What is important IMO is the return on the entire investment because you can go negative equity in a heart beat.

I started by investing in a house in San Jose CA when I worked in Silicon Valley.The people you refer to as the big players are sometimes just folks who talk a good game.