I was a very lucky landlord during the COVID pandemic; not one missed/deferred rent payment. 

Those are situations where if anything goes wrong or you miss something, it can really put a strain on both partners.

And after we sold, it's still climbing.its a testament that those who dont believe in appreciation or think its gambling are missing the boat.. great wealth is generated through appreciation  

One thing you could do that might really benefit you, is to find a small business coach (preferably one that knows the food/drink industry). 

This seems very incorrect to me as the property would be a capital asset with depreciation deductions taken over years, yet the agent insists that he is correct and that this is a common practice for RE pros.I trust the agent but just think he is ill-informed and/or missing further details regarding his proposal, though I am open to the possibility that I may be missing something as well.Can anyone shed any light to help bridge the gap here  ? 

If you don't have something structured where you can keep everyone is a seat for 30 to 45 minutes then you may as well just smoke some joints, drink beer and whiskey and have a wild party nobody will forget.One meeting could be for flipping, single family investing, multi-family investing, the best ways to find properties, how to do rehabbing, how to deal with contractors, how to do the math for single family and multi-family investing before and after the purchase, financing, dealing with commercial investments, how to do accounting and reduce taxes, how to streamline your entire operation, what software to use and how to use it and a lot more.Most meetings have only coffee, water and cookies for people to munch on and not much more.

It hits the check boxs for me regarding CoC return and net income per door, but again, would like others to let me know if I am missing something by chance.

Am I missing something?

Showing proof of a reciept seems like a logical thing that I could miss so I appreciate the input

Any tips for getting started is very much appreciated I thank all of you for all the content and feedback such a great community it's like drinking from a fire hose but im drinking from it everyday.