Very helpful.As many who are in real estate, I have found myself grossly over-weighted the asset class in my personal portfolio. 

Sold for $47k and after 10% commission for my realtor ( a land specialist from National Land Realty.Good realtors with local knowledge are worth their weight in gold!)

Looks like we have different understandings of portfolio construction and weight the importance of taxes much differently, which is fine. 

That 1 item alone makes a realtor worth their weight in gold. 

I think it would be worth It to schedule a few consultations and ask what you can expect if you hire that company and how it will benefit you.The bottom line is having a RE focused tax professional is a great option that can be worth its weight in gold.

As simple as the metric is (or is not), it seems to hold weight. 

If you can snag a property with separate metering, then you're essentially buying a duplex with free standing units (with residential low down financing), and that's worth its weight in gold. 

I have spent almost 2 months learning as much as I could and along the way taking action, such as marketing, networking, and learning the legalities by partnering up with an attorney (worth their weight in gold).

I think having the flexibility to choose what weekends my family or friends wants to come into town out weights the consideration of putting a tenant in there full time.I have researched a bunch of things that come into consideration before starting this and I would love thoughts!

We found in our research that even at the increased price-point, a mountain view is worth its weight in gold.