Where you able to pick up any equity spread on the purchase?

My advice would be to first pick an investment thesis. 

Pick up some REI books that interest you, check out The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller and The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No and Low Money Down by Brandon Turner.

And with all-time low interest rates, if you have a deal that works now is the time to buy and lock in the low rates as long as you consider the market forces at play.Let’s talk about some key points that can help you prepare for success and avoid catching the falling knife if you are just getting started or looking to scale your multifamily business:· To pick up on conservative underwriting, now would probably not be the time to maintain 2-3% rent growth in your pro forma.

I would find a good commercial agent and pick their brains....   

It's Brandon and David talking about picking a market, picking a neighborhood, etc. 

Just picking up piece by piece the general thought of investing strategy.

A couple years ago I dreamed about all of us sitting at the boardroom table (didn’t think it would be through zoom...) analyzing so many deals that we would have to pick which ones to pursue and which ones to let go.

We created a mid-tier rental and a high end rental list and picked out top 3 for each of those within each category.

You might still succeed, but you'll make it harder on yourself.2) MARKET - you must pick the market in which you will invest.