If you guys are 100% committed to becoming investors then it may be the right thing for you to do in order to get started.

We only have 9 properties (4 that I manage for families) but I self-manage and handle everything while being across the country with a full time plus job and other commitments. 

We should preface it to say the home is near two small colleges, Google campus and near the shopping center (includes T-Joe). 

Research it yourself.https://www.torhoermanlaw.com/...https://truthout.org/articles/...http://stlouispatina.com/the-t...https://www.stltoday.com/busin...Best of luck.

Get a good PM that manages other buildings in the area.Beyond the standard T-12, rent roll, copy of leases, I'd want the following info from the owner.

Sometimes, a scammer will claim you’ve been approved and now just need to wire a commitment fee to move the process forward.

It's harder to figure out the covariance for closely-held assets like what is used in Modern Portfolio Theory:https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/modernportfoliotheory.aspA bigger issue than the ones listed is general T-I-M-E. 

I thought/hoped that was the case but I am really OCD about dotting i's and crossing t's when it comes to this and wanted to check before contacting the seller. 

@Max T. 

I ended up committing on the spot and cemented my intentions to attend NIACC in the fall of 2017.