Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Hi all, I am new to the world of real estate investing.

I'd sit down with a real estate savvy CPA and go over the numbers.

This collaboration underscores the importance of strong partnerships and local insights in identifying profitable real estate opportunities.

This collaboration underscores the importance of strong partnerships and local insights in identifying and securing profitable real estate opportunities.

While private lending can sometimes offer more flexibility, traditional bank financing often comes with better terms and rates for commercial real estate (CRE).

I've sold $200 Million worth of Cleveland rental real estate.....A whole lot of that is listing and selling property for people who thought they could successfully do this.....They couldn't.

@Krishna SurendraRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

What about speaking to a local, investor-focus, experienced real estate agent?

My current primary ( scenario 1) Keep the primary for the life of the loan ( current rate is 4.5 so i dont see my self refinancing anytime soon)current home value 1,150,000Loan amount 935,000appreciation estimate 5% per year after a 28 year hold and the house is paid off I would have a house worth 4,312,000$my current mortgage is 6125$ ( piti) included My second option( scenario 2) Sell the house, walk away with $150 ,000 ish in hand and put that into a low cost index fund Rent a house elsewhere for about 3000$ ish and take the extra 3000$ im saving everymonths from not having to pay my mortgage and puting that money in the index fund as well I ran the numbers on both of these scenarios and doing what I mentioned above would break even at about 28 years meaning my stock account would be worth 4.3 million just like my house would , but the only is that holding a house for 28 year would mean 28 years of property taxes, loan interest ,home insurance and repairs etc whick I calculated to be about 1,200,000$ at minimum which raised my eyebrows to say the least Also i understand that each of these options ( stock market vs real estate ) will have there tax consequences ( long term capital gains) so any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well.