Or do the potential consequences outweigh the benefits.

(Of course, there are other benefits to real estate besides just the CoC Return from your cash flows, such as tax benefits and appreciation, but I look at those as the cherry on top.)

I have been lurking on Bigger Pockets for sometime now and have finally committed to taking action on my goals for 2018 (mainly, purchase a 10+ unit apartment building) so I figured it would be best to introduce myself the the BP community and start networking. 

It’s how professionals effectively reach their target audiences, and in no industry does that appear to be more important than real estate.Being one of the biggest client-facing industries in the world, real estate is one that benefits the most from various social media platforms.

But I think the main thing is how long are you planning on owning the rental?

With EXP, it's as long as they're an agent I'll get revenue share AND I also benefit from agents they bring in. 

So it would mainly be buying for appreciation at least until someone changes the rental laws.

I’m finding (most notably trulia) that the main reason for a home to be sold cash only is because a bank won’t finance it mainly for 1 of 2 reason.  

Since this is the busy time for taxes, the main number for TN Department of Revenue might be busy.

My main problem is that I have a core group of guys I can depend on to pick up most of my deals, but  they don't buy in some areas, I'm thinking of jumping into another market and need buyers, etc.