This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.

This is what the assessed tax value will reset to after you purchase.  

To this day, I still haven't seen someone in my network successfully executing the creative financing options.

I am taking a salesperson license exam this year to get into the industry and use these commissions toward closing costs.

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Determine what type of property you want to buy - What Zip code, what condition homes, price range, etc.Contact 3-4 realtors that helped buyer agent buy the type of homes you are looking to buy.Then go with the 1 realtor that you connected with the most.

any help from anyone would be appreciated?

BiggerPockets meetups and REIAs can be super helpful.Feeling overwhelmed is totally normal at this stage!

Would love to connect and help you with finding some on/off market deals and introducing you to property managers.

They are also based in the US so this is a good option for many.