By trade, I direct films and run a production company, but over the last year I’ve also stepped back into real estate investing— re-joining my family business, Veracious Real Estate Investing LLC, as we work to grow it from a small, deal-by-deal operation into something much bigger.Just to share some of my current focus areas:- Building a portfolio in El Paso (accessible price points and value-add opportunities)- Exploring cinematic/creative property investments in Los Angeles (unique homes that can also serve as filming locations)- Learning advanced creative financing & exit strategies, especially seller financing and deal-by-deal syndicationI’m here to connect with other investors, learn from those who’ve scaled successfully, and share my own perspective—especially in blending creative industries with real estate.If you’ve worked in both real estate and the creative/production world—or if you’ve built a strong business in a smaller market like El Paso—I’d love to hear your advice and experiences!

The product might not have been brand-new, but it looked cared for, and people noticed.

If there's word of risk, I'll move on to a new business, as I'm inexperienced and cannot truly analyze the business other than a quick  AI overview- I check the competitive advantage, making sure it's a great product that is better than all others, based on a business, I can understand and has a great demand currently in the marketplace, and is an advantage.I'd like new insight into how to expand this ability of mine.My stock portfolio I learned from Warren Buffett's book, to have conviction in my most special stocks50% Nvidia 30% Berkshire Hathaway 20% dollarrama soon to be Tesla, Amazon, Netflix when I see a good priceAlso, will I survive based on what I know, whats your opinion?

So we can all learn how to make the investor–realtor relationship more productive (or decide when to skip it entirely).Looking forward to hearing your stories, lessons, and advice.

@Gabriella Zettelmeyer so, it might be possible to find this type of a product but it would not come from a "normal" outlet.

That is not what the IRS considers productive investment intent. 

Entry was made, residence inspected and while the resident is headed to vacate we have a professional, productive dialogue. 

One area I’m especially curious about is open houses — from planning and promotion, to the event itself, to following up with leads.I’d love to eventually create a product that helps brokers run this process more smoothly, so I’m trying to understand both the pain points and what tools/competition are already out there.

I would advise that if you can afford the new primary without selling the rental or at least finding a more productive use for the equity, then I would keep the rental. 

Also there are many commisionable products that are a better fit than a fee product, so "fee only" is not a live or die statement to look for...