I can't make this one (Working second shift), but I will be at the next for sure.

If you connect and work with an investor-focused real estate agent, preferably one who also invests, then the rest of your team should assemble fairly seamlessly.

While the allocations may shift a little here and there, I do not believe there is any real additional demand from the ultra high net worth now versus 5-10-15 years ago.  

Escrow: Escrow or escrow services are services provided by a company that acts as a neutral, third party, for handling documents and money that are required to be traded or transacted for the land to shift ownership or change hands from one party to another.

@J Scott Based on our current income and expenses (we are house hacking a duplex) I do believe we could have the necessary capital (~$35k) in 18 months to secure conventional lending but global markets could shift.

The benefits that will come from it will be the connections that you make within the program, the mindset/paradigm shift that you will have, the education that will go in depth and focus on your specific needs.

I've shifted my thinking.

Right now it's a gradual shift and I find myself hiring out more and more maintenance/repair chores (if I never change another wax ring on a reeking toilet it'll be too soon!).

Shifting utilities to tenants may help but only if all other properties in the area do that.

Of course you want to know what you are doing as the operations shift as the unit sizes increase, however hiring a property management company to take care of the property makes more financial sense on 100+ unit sized deals than smaller deals.