I’m excited to start my real estate journey and want to make a smart, strategic move with this first property.

I wish you well in your real estate endeavors. 

I am looking to purchase real estate for both investment purpose as well as to offset as much tax liability as possible. 

Loan officers with 25 years of experience typically are more experienced, and have less time per file, because they have an abundance of files.Loan officers with 25 months of experience typically are less experienced, but have more time to devote to you.I can't write my own loans, so when I'm getting a loan I prefer working with less busy people when I'm doing my own real estate investment, they're more responsive and dedicated it feels like.

What portfolio allocation do you want between stocks and real estate?

First, in my opinion, being a real estate agent, you're either in it full-time or don't do it at all.

I'm new to real estate and have recently become interested in wholesaling as a way to get started.

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

Read a few books on real estate investing to learn the power of leverage.

I'm not sure if this forum is still active, but I'm looking to chat with a few real estate investors in Ontario who may be interested in raising funds by selling fractional shares of their property.My co-founder and I are doing some market research so we need to talk to some folks to gather more insights before building this out.If this interests you or someone you know, please reach out.