Solo or Partner on First Deal?

[Justin B.]

If you had it to do over again, and you had two options, what would you do for your first deal, which I'm sure would be a huge learning experience?

(1) Buy a SFR or small multi by yourself and finance it on your own

(2) If you had in mind a unique large property with several structures on it that is beyond your financial ability to get a conventional mortgage for, try to find a partner to work with

I'm torn between doing the "stack" of starting small with lower risk and capital needed while I learn, versus the larger potential return of something bigger and the ability to learn from an experienced partner if I find one.