—Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick has taken the reins of a Los Angeles-based real estate startup, following a $150 million investment through his new fund, 10100.The small firm, called City Storage Systems, is focused on the redevelopment of distressed real estate assets.That primarily includes parking, retail, and industrial properties that “will need to be repurposed for the digital era,” Kalanick wrote on his Twitter account, announcing his fund’s purchase of a controlling stake in the company.Kalanick will become CEO of the 15-person company and expects his 10100 team “to be highly involved” in operations, he said.

Follow your gut.

Follow the UHauls...that will tell you where people are moving and where the growth is. 

Maybe a Master Lease wouldn't work but I guess in general my question comes down to with any type of seller financing, land contract, lease to own, wrap etc. what gaurantees the Owner to follow through on there side.

At what point have those of you who grew beyond being able to do it all yourself bring on the following helpers, part-time or full-time?

So I have the option to follow and see pending sales.

Otherwise, there are generally no strict caveats here as long as you get the proper advice on moving the funds an setting up the correct entity for ownership of the asset.

Based on your strategy of buy and hold, I'd certainly focus on the property management side of things as it's the toughest part of the business.My second choice (if you were going to flip at all and manage your own rehabs) would be something construction related.I routinely beat my competition on deals, profits, etc strictly because I'm a licensed GC and know the condition and numbers better than they do.  

Now I can follow along pretty smoothly!

Assuming market norms are being followed and this isn't a super long term (>75 day) lock, it's actually an appraisal fee.