Hello Account Closed congrats on getting started on your real estate journey. 

Many investors ask me when and how to make the jump from single-family to multi-family properties. The transition isn't just about property size; it's about shifting your entire approach.I've observed that successful ...

I know when i travel to hotels ( which is almost every month) I check for coffee pods and will choose hotel that has them  then i bring my own pods LOL  unless its a real high end hotel and they have the ultra coffee makers  do your cleaners know how to clean the water repository on a Keurig?

I'm estimating it at just over 8%. 7.49% cap rate, 5 yr IRR 8.28%, CoC ROI 5.8% I pulled these numbers from the BP Rental Calculator @Nick Hogan So, with my CFO clients, I would then ask them the question, would you rather invest passively in the market and get an 8%-12% annual return or take on more risk and spend more time investing in real estate that is only expected to generate 8.3% annually? 

A real estate CPA can help run the numbers to see if a 1031 makes the most sense for your situation.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I have found some of the best contractors from Facebook groups in the local market for example "Real Estate Investors of Oklahoma City".

You're in the right place to learn about real estate investing.

Living in a very expensive real estate market (like my Seattle area), long distance real estate investing provides a dynamic path for building a robust and diversified portfolio that I didn’t think was available.

My advice is get a real estate agent who is also an investor, make sure to walk the properties yourself (if that means flying into town that couple of days and flight cost may save you tens of thousands, the number of out of state investors I have met who are up **** creek without a paddle are numerous)  and run your numbers forward backward side to side for every strategy. do you have a back up plan to your back up plan? 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?