I agree that it seems like your strength of current knowledge resides in the development side so yeah, find a local developer to intern with to learn the ins and out of the business. 

Plus, the appreciation potential has been really solid because of all the development happening.

Columbus has been booming with population and job growth, plus huge developments from Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Honda, and LG.

My focus is to make creative finance, and BRRRR deals to create a rental portfolio asap :)In the meantime, I work for a developer who's offering utility work for other developers (water, sewer, gas, and even foundations!)

The macroeconomics are super strong with fast population growth, job growth, and huge developments from Intel, Amazon, Google, Honda, Microsoft, LG, and others.

Even if you start by buying in your own name and later transfer ownership to your LLC, the structure will help you stay organized and better prepared for financing future investments.Remember: real estate investing isn’t just about buying properties — it’s about building long-term wealth, creating options, and developing the confidence to manage your own portfolio.

What this means is that the entire development was started under the builder, and had hoped to sell to the ones in house, but they only chose to buy part of them.

I'd choose a good market that is landlord friendly, has a ton of tech development going on, and find a good investor agent that can send you offmarket deals. 

@Austin Fowler I recently reviewed a 24-unit multi-family development in Miami with a 2 year hold period.

You can literally start by telling AI to "Create an Application to allow my tenants to pay rent online" or "Create an App that keeps track of my tenants and leases" or "Create a listing page for this apartment, with attached images"At first I was an AI non-believer, but for smaller software development, it's definitely worth a try.Hope this helpsGeorge