The majority of syndications utilize leverage of 60% +.  

Separate emotion from mathLiking your tenants is great, but your costs still move every year: taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance, labor.

Be sure to consult with your CPA to determine if you can utilize these deductions based on your specific tax situation.

Owner costs go up every year taxes insurance maintenance labor utilities compliance so skipping increases just compounds the problem.What’s honestly more alarming to me as a professional PM is how many owners come to us who haven’t raised rent in years and haven’t done routine inspections.

For OOS properties, I would recommend using a property manager to help manage the day to day operations and utilize their local contractor connections. 

They are expecting to hire 2,500 people to help clear the site, run utilities, and actaully construct the first plant.

If you have real estate meetups near you (which I am confident you do) I would explore those more so you can have some in person interactions with like minded people.

Even on the really good deals where my "cash to close" was $0 - I still have holding costs (HML payments, utilities, time, etc). 

Hey BP communityI aquired my first property a few years back and initially utilized a house hacking strategy for a couple years.

With closing costs and prices on properties, partnering with someone could be a good idea for additional cash as well as being able to utilize their contacts for the rehab work.