I am looking to expand my network by connecting with real estate investors and small business owners.

For those actively managing rental portfolios or property management businesses:• How do you currently handle tenant screening (applications, background checks, follow-ups)?

Labor wasn’t just a line item anymore—it became the constraint that everything else revolved around.The lesson for me was this: despite your best plans, operating a real business is inherently volatile, unpredictable, complex, and ambiguousIt’s hard to prepare for something you don’t yet know is coming—but you can prepare for the fact that something will come.

This is one of those topics where the answer is unfortunately “it depends on jurisdiction,” but the risk you’re hearing about is real in certain scenarios.A few important clarifications:1.

Once you add multiple LLCs, lenders, escrows, and Section 8 tenants into the mix, the chaos compounds fast.We’ve scaled past 20 rentals by treating our portfolio like a real business, not a hobby with rent checks.Here’s the structure that keeps everything controlled:1.

But framing all operators as poorly capitalized amateurs ignores the serious ones who run real businesses, and you lose out on all the upside.

Usually the structure people use changes and grows over time as their business gets bigger.

It appears real estate offers less risk.

Got to make sure our investments dance to the beat of our business objectives.

Hi everyone,I’m Daylin, a 23-year-old aspiring real estate investor and recent graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in Business Management.I know I’m young, but everyone starts somewhere, right?