If the first presented opportunity is for a brand new market, one in which the syndicator has not previously worked, perhaps this does not align with the passive investor’s risk profile.

I would steer her far away from insurance companies or many of the larger "financial advisor" brands.

I am a brand new landlord in VA and I want to be as successful as possible!

For a brand new house. 

If you can get an extra $250/mo for a brand new kitchen, I’d say yes!

In another market, however, I would say that relocating (or discarding of) the old mobile home and putting a brand new one in its place would be a more viable and efficient business model, especially if you can buy the older one at the right price!

Plus newly “price-sensitive” shoppers are buying more store-branded items (which are often less expensive).

However, we all know "advice" can take the form of "don't buy real estate, it's risky, you'll be fixing toilets at 2 am, my uncle lost it all...")We all know and love the BRRRR method, but why can't the core tenants of the BRRRR strategy be applied to building a brand new house from the ground up? 

In mid August, our lender (big name brand bank) tried to get an appraiser out there but could not get an appraisal scheduled.

I’d be more than happy to help with more menial/undesirable tasks to assist you in exchange for your knowledge and guidance.I am brand new to all of this and have so many questions.