They want to give me time to get my feet wet, build my book of business, grow my sphere of influence and most importantly learn what it's actually like to be a realtor through shadowing others, filling out purchase and sale agreements and showing homes. 

Hi Oz, welcome to the Indianapolis market!

As agents we have a large sphere and this opportunity came to us through another client of ours.

It’s the same with finding investors, get out there and network - work your social and professional spheres - let them know what you are trying to do.LoopNet and Crexi provide listings - find listings in your target market, follow up with those agents.As an acknowledged beginner MF investor, I suggest you find more experienced investors to partner with.

Focus on your systems, focus on your systems, focus on your systems = CRM, Sphere of Influence, Scripts, Forms, Follow Up. 

My question is, how do we get the OZ benefits during this phase of the process?

I want to get into opportunity zone investing because in my small rural town Hornell, NY there are OZ’s and I've done a lot of research but couldn't find much about owning a small real estate LLC  with an OZ fund in a non competitive cheap market.

Hi all,I have an opportunity which is in an OZ, which based on online reading, qualifies for QOF, however, the process seems complex, and I'd like to get help setting it up correctly along the way.

Ask local friends/family or other trusted contacts in your sphere for a referral.

As such I started off and continue to be a part time agent for non-family buyers/sellers which helped ensure that I had stable income from W2 and "bonuses" from commissions whenever they happen (hence no pressure to close deals).Family deals aside, because I chose to grow the business organically through my sphere of influence, I've been able to not waste a dime on advertising or a minute on chasing cold leads.