My current employer purchases narrow body aircraft and leases them to airlines throughout the world so many of the economic principles (prudent asset/liability management, active asset management and conservative cash flow management) and analytical metrics (margin/spread analysis, IRR, ROA, etc) translate well to the real estate industry.I’ve been reading books/blogs and listening to podcasts and 2 things have become evident to me: 1 – the more I learn the more I see how little I know and,2 – there is a myriad of ways to find, finance and exit a property.

Almost always, vacuum cleaners.

@Bryce Jamison Any suggestions on how I can find companies such as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, etc to rent my property for their senior executives as mid-term rentals?

Long time lurker and recent member. 22 year old airline pilot who will now have to commute to PHL airport for work.

I read a quote somewhere that getting married to save money is like buying an airline so that you can get free peanuts!

Vacuum out the gap first... sometimes use a toothbrush to make sure there isn't dirt in there that will prevent clicking together. 

I sweep or vacuum the common entry way about once per month (or as needed) and check that the sidewalks are getting shoveled and salted in the winter.If I am needed at any of my rentals, I tend to at least drive by the others since they are within a few blocks of each other, just out of habit.  

Should I stick with this route by saving up another $80k-$100k to make a big purchase, try and risk selling for equity when I can; abandoning great cashflow in hopes of bigger/better, or maybe look at vacuuming up some smaller properties in the short term to put my savings to work in a more incremental fashion and sell them after some appreciation to get into another larger multifamily? 

I am looking to get started in real estate investing after discovering the BP podcast, which I stumbled upon a few months ago.I'm an airline pilot by trade and have very little real estate experience outside of the two times I've purchased a house for myself.  

It seems that some of these traveling money vacuum companies from the Utah areas are the one's pushing the Bird dog teaching the most.