After years of research and deliberation, my wife and I determined to start our real estate portfolio in 2025.

While automation and calculators can certainly improve efficiency and reduce human error, they can’t replace the judgment gained through repetition and real-world experience.

My name is Ben and I am about a month into diving deep on real estate investing education.

The intent of getting a sales agent license is to educate myself in Real Estate and create some additional income.If your relationship is such that you need to hide your license, you’d be better off with a different working relationship.  

Income from leveraged real estate or active business income.

TBH ink of all the large builders who could take advantage of this as well as people buying homes and being fraudulent with saying they are owner occupied.I am not a fan if tinkering with the real estate market, let it take its natural course which is slow moving but like anything it always moves to a normi also don't view it as interest rate jail I view it as interest rate heaven because those who have the low rates are in utopia compared to others and they don't want to leave a good thing. 

Would going to local real estate meet ups be the best way to find potential investors I could partner with?

I've been on the western slope for over 30 yrs.I built my primary, its; Slab on grade, stucco, concrete roof, painted with E-84n roof soffits and tailings fire caulk (anti-ember) vulcan fire vents, 4 car wide concrete driveway, extra large house numbers, red 3/4" hoses on reals @every corner, completely denuded of vegetation 100ft.

You may be able to see if a retailer still sells the 2024 version.If you can't get the one time purchase, you would need to see if the cost is beneficial.For real estate -  Quickbooks desktop > Quickbooks online because you can set up multiple entities within quickbooks desktop and not pay an additional cost per entity that Quickbooks online would charge you.Best of luck! 

I have followed the Bigger Pockets podcast for years, especially when I first got my real estate license and got my first deals under my belt in 2021.