Before you have clarity in what you want to buy, I think you need clarity on what your goals are not just for real estate but in terms of how you want you life to look.

I am looking to move my real estate agent/auctioneer business into the land niches (agriculture, residential and commercial). 

A lot of real estate professionals are struggling with the same issues.

I have over $500k in equity with my primary residence and feel like I should be using it to get into real estate investing, but have no idea how to get started. 

Depends on your real estate goals and if you have a solid plan for the equity, but the days of getting 2% to 3% rates are far behind us and aren't coming back anytime soon.

For us it varies by market but in our primary market 15% plus a small monthly fee to help cover software costs etc if it's a lower gross property.That's full service, host doesn't have to worry about anything and can forget the property even exists if they want to.We do have tiered services where it's 10% (w/ no or lower monthly fee) if the owner wants us to only do one side of it (either manage bookings but not guests/cleanings/maintenance, or vice versa).25-30% used to be more normal but that's legacy pricing now, for a couple of reasons.1) Of course margins are much thinner for owners now that revenue has generally come down across the board from the peak, while home prices and interest rates have risen alongside that.2) Probably even more important, a simple supply/demand equation, particular to the case of increased supply. 

I'm interested in connecting with like minded individuals who are also passionate about real estate investing and property development. 

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

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

So now might be the best time to find the new solution. 3) obviously zero or almost zero real estate professionals knew it was bad for the sump pump so I wouldn’t expect the tenants to know.