Fortunately for the Passive Equity Investors, all the time and energy the operators spend finding an opportunity (likened to a needle in a haystack but they are out there), vetting contractors, finding quality property managers, networking with commercial brokers, relentlessly contacting sellers, underwriting deals, researching markets, building relationships and trust with their Equity partners, etc… to bring a quality multifamily partnership opportunity to fruition is taken care of.With trust and the proper relationships in place... the rewarding passive benefits of an Equity investor/owner can be obtained by those that have the capital to put to work!

Being an agent can be vert rewarding and very lucrative.

Real Estate investing is a business that can be tough, but very rewarding if you have a great understanding of the fundamentals of Real Estate Investing paired with good sales & negotiation skills. 

The harder I grind, the sweeter success, and the more I will help others to see the rewards of TRUE HARD WORK (Lead by example).

They've all been handsomely rewarded since that first JV and after the first one went through I was the one turning down potential investors and putting caps and limits and generally having a better bargaining position--but I made sure not to forget the ones who took a risk on me initially.

In your opinion should I be rewarded for additional labor or docked for hiring things out?

OC/LA is a very competitive market but can be rewarding.  

With hard work, you could potentially pay off your student loan in one year.For current monthly expenses, make sure you are putting everything on a credit card so that you can track every expense in one place while earning rewards.

It's scary working for myself sometimes but it's rewarding.

He would rather give you 25k and reap the long term rewards from your hard work.