I run a real estate data venture that pulls from various private and public sources and curates these reports, so it's not a simple answer.Social Sentiment: Search demand and what people are saying online.Neighborhood Class: Cleanliness, crime, graffiti, and overall health.Demographics: Identify market segments & trends.GDP & Economic Growth: County-level GDP changes to assess economic vitality.Poverty Metrics: Analyze economic challenges.Construction Activity: Easily predict market supply.Occupational Diversity: Forecast housing & commercial needs.Education Insights: Understand community stability.Real Estate Trends: Identify property value & rental cycles.Houston was just a place where I felt like sharing some knowledge.

I recall appraisers check the public records before doing an actual walkthrough.

Two of the partners obtained their sales licenses and also perform all brokerage responsibilities.

They can choose any business name they prefer and then obtain an EIN for it.

Has anyone worked with a public adjuster on Long Island (Nassau County or Suffolk County) or in the New York City area to help with an insurance claim? 

Here are the ways you can qualify for material participation per IRS publication 925: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p925#en_US_2023_publink1000...Material participation tests.You materially participated in a trade or business activity for a tax year if you satisfy any of the following tests.1.

The tight timeline of obtaining a % during 1 mos for those that invested more may not be feasible for those that may just invest $25k.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

As someone who's never invested in real estate before Puerto Rico is a very difficult place to start, since of how minimal public data is. 

For those of you that do an online application or furthermore just a simple "form" that is completed online, how do you go about acquiring and subsequently providing proof of obtaining such authorization without a signature?