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Best of luck on your journey!

And are actually making a good career educating and assisting investors to maximize the benefit of the 1031 exchange.

I started my OOS HML  career in Detroit and that was 2002 and WOW coming from our area what an education I got.. my clients that were doing turnkey at the time and all the buyers were out of state ( basically LA based) the local on the ground operator was very good he had all sorts of tricks to try to keep the houses safe.. the one i really liked was painting the copper pipes grey so thieves would not steal them..

We also would like to see if we can find an awesome agent to help us with this out of state investing journey. 

Quote from @Timothy Franklin: Thanks Patrick, I will definitely check out the meetups, but I suspected there would be a history requirement but I know everyone's journey is a bit different.  

Or just help this whole journey I’m about to embark on go as smooth as possible My list would be in this order1.

We are a team of five employees, and our work involves renting land for a number of years, designing and developing buildings, and managing them—including renting and maintenance.It’s an exciting yet challenging new chapter in my professional journey, and I’m eager to learn and grow alongside all of you.One of my key goals is to modernize our company’s workflow, which is currently reliant on traditional pen-and-paper methods. 

Good luck in your journey, you are on the correct path. 

For the past year, listening to podcasts, doing research, and debating when the right time to start this journey, we have decided to get over the fears and just focus on the analysis and dive right in.