To me, that is extremely critical.

they perform a service and are compensated.not trying to be critical, just trying to protect you as you get started.

The later is critical to protect your investment.

Keeping contemporaneous records is critical.

You're right to think critically about this.

Additionally, the price point is still cheap enough to find the 1% rule and positive cash flow and there's amazing appreciation potential.

Additionally, the Kiavi portal is poorly designed.

Proper time tracking and logs are critical for demonstrating compliance with this rule.I've only seen one person with a W-2 qualify for reps, and that was from a tax court case where people had to come in in person and attest to his hard work.

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