My name is Rob and I'm new to real estate and to investing.

Quote from @James Wise:I need to dig up a podcast that I listened to about 2 months ago with Tom Ferry, and the person was giving all the states, You are pretty close to that number on 5 days or more.. 95% range, the industry is very off kilter these days with the low activity of 2023 and 2024 that most people licensed just retired, gave up, or thought they were going to do something and never could get a sale due to bad leadership.

I'm researching more because we had hoped to eventually purchase the space. 

A person doesn't have to like these new realities but realities they are none the less.

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

I'm only one person.

Hello my name is Anthony  and I have a construction background.

Most landlords wait for a problem to land in their lap, then they waste a ton of time thinking, worrying, researching, and bleeding money before they ever take action.

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Or can you still run everything through your personal return (just want to make sure that I can deduct things such as HOA fees which I can do if it is a rental).2) If I do decide to run everything thru my personal tax return (save on LLC fees), should I at the least set up a separate bank account to track costs separately?