I am in the process of getting my contractors license, and i could have it in a matter of months.

So it sits there in purgatory.

Investing in the “wrong” area.  

I have 250 agents in my county. 100 of them  have not sold anything all year. 

Best of luck with your investing and hopefully you find all of the advice or answers your look for in here!

Im a newby investor no deals yet but im interested in Residential assisted living homes.

She’s for real estate (I think market is over inflated) but in the past we use it for rainy day fund vs holding $ for repairs as well as acquiring property via cash to rehab and sell.Regarding equity shares I would read the fine print as from what I have read you basically are selling your sole to those companies for a small payout to start but giving up a ton of equity

Quote from @Greg Geaski:  I have never experienced this or heard anyone that has been in this position.

First step is to narrow down what strategy you want to pursue, then choose the market based on the strategy. 

For quick math one month vacancy is almost 2k lost income, re-leasing expenses 2k and there are always at least 2k worth of work (sometimes just upgrades we choose to do).