I don’t love some of these stats… as a full timer in this industry the closed volume reduction… sucks!

AJ Osborne and Scott Meyers are industry leaders with actionable books and podcasts.I'd also encourage you to network with other storage operators and consider a JV on your first deal to learn in the field!

These opportunities usually focus on one asset class, but it is normal to see various markets included in one investmentReturns are more consistent and can mirror the industry norms as the investment outliers average out to create more steady and predictable returnsInvestment offering timelines are usually longer on the front end and offer multiple entry points for the investor since the investment firm will likely accept investors throughout their acquisition period of all the assets in the investmentRequires less money to invest in multiple properties as compared to investing the minimum investment in multiple propertiesConsSince the specific assets have not usually been identified, you are not able to vet the specific deals against your criteria.

A real estate agent, however, understands the industry and has a vast network of potential buyers.

If you aren't familar with Taft, it's an oil/ag community primarily dominated by the seasonal ag industry.

@Dondi Sanchez - Hi Dondi, I have a commercial industrial/office building located in the outskirts of Orlando that was built in the 80's and Amwins/Axis gave us pretty favorable rates when we binded and still use them.

Also, what PPC company would you recommend that really knows our industry?

It's a give and take industry.

Some of the most common asset classes in this space are apartment buildings, single family rentals, short term rentals, industrial, retail, office, self-storage, and mobile homes.

And I don’t think that anyone in this industry who is at a 50-50 split with their broker, or has an endless amount that they would pay into their brokerage every year, year after year, has a particularly good earning arrangement.Last year I started considering starting up my own brokerage, like you’re doing now, and at the same time I investigated cloud based brokerages as I saw they had many advantages over traditional real estate brokerages, and that being a reduced overhead.