They should be able to paint a realistic picture along with setting reasonable expectations.

Look out for old bus fuse panels and Pushmatics, again great in their time but internal failures and limited parts supply make them hard to operate and maintain safely anymore.

I understand that flipping will come with its own set of problems.

in simple term:the sum amount of money in being circulation is always going to increase the residential real estate valuation as it has limited supply as hard asset and increased demand.rising amount of money is equal to higher inflation, but whether the dollar rising or not it depends on interest rate, whether it's higher againts its peer (if rate is higher then it causes more expensive dollar thus higher USD), and vice versa.in other word, the more inflation it is, the more expensive real estate would be.you can see the same characteristic in other country as well.

I had improved the property and pushed the rents to the limit, and now was moving on to other projects.2.

If you're new to REI it's more more about limiting mistakes vs. maximizing the numbers.

I am open to general or limited partnership, any suggestion on how to find any investor partnership in or out of state?

Definitely worth chatting with a tax pro to make sure you're set up in the best way possible.

I've learned very quickly that wealth is built by limiting expenses and buying assets more than having a good income for most of us (after a certain threshold). 

Hi Illya, Columbus has been booming lately, thanks to big names like Intel (dropping a cool $20 billion), Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up shop with warehouses and data centers.