You should chat with an expert like @Owen Rosen to better understand your options.

They get you excited for the possibilities out there, and you should be excited because there are opportunities out there, especially with your background and knowledge.

Just like your pool requires a license to run commercially, a hot tub requires the same maintenance, knowledge and tools to prevent big health risks.

Once you get a piece of property under contract, then you're outsourcing all of the entitlement work to experts and basically managing that part.  

I wish I'd gotten some expert help/mentoring when I was in my 20s and first starting out.

There may be some hidden costs, regulations, holding time and costs, etc. that should be put into consideration that are best found from a local expert.

Hey @Saurabh Kukreja, we use QuickBooks Online for all of our Clients (REIs) and I use it for my personal businesses/rentals as well.We've found it has superior reporting features, integration features, and is overall more efficient to work within than other REI-specific software.The downside is QBO is not set up for REI so you'll need to do that or work with an expert to ensure it is set up for your business appropriately.

We can absolutely use more knowledgable agents who specialize in helping investors.

Theoretically you would partner with Kris and his team of "experts" would help you analyze a market, find a property, make offers, etc.

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