In the land business out west especially low value desert land pretty much all of those deals are traded with QC ( Quit Claim) Deeds prepped by the seller and mailed in to record.

it seems like a confluence of factors have made it difficult to get started - there is lots of competition for deals, both on and off market; money is expensive; the trades are booked up forever; etc. 

Another option would be to trade or leverage another property for a portion of the payouts. 

Side jobs are few and far between in my line of work but I do currently options trade the spy index when I see the proper entry.

Curious if this would spike up demand in Memphis Hey Amby, I don't believe the Ai super computer alone will spike up demand in Memphis due to the fact it will have a limited # of jobs (Around 200 or so) which is not really alot.

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest. 

Given that I have to have some agreement with you (no agency, limited to property, no commission, just show), there may be anti-trust and restraint of trade issues as well.What you won't have to do is help me with making an offer, etc. 

That right there is a major driver to labor cost's, the multitude of tax's placed on skilled trade labors. 

@Angie YangRe-reading the IRS guidance, the agent duties could fall in as part of "real estate trades or business." 

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