They will get sent the bills by the utility company and they'll pay it independent of you. 

I have a lot to learn.My goal:  to be a financially stable artist (ideally financially independent-ish).   

I see a couple out there (Fundrise $500M, Bridge Housing $500M, Virtua Partners $200M and independent funds) and wanted to hear from other investors what they thought of the funds.

Both are focused more on personal finance and financial independence, but they'll discuss some real estate specific topics from time to time.

Once I have achieved financial independence, I would probably be my own GC on my own investments.

Independent Insurance Adjusters, Equifax/retail credit bureau and an actual Home Inspection Services in the DC area.

Someone told me my comment on another thread, should be posted independently, so here you go.

I'm an "independent" broker and, as mine is a one-woman office, no one here to mentor me.  

For most people, it is extra income, or to accelerate your path to financial independence.

A lot of that occurred after the recession or in very rough markets, or extremely rural markets.Now if you are talking a normal market, and an investor who is not already independently wealthy from some other business and has a ton of cash to spend, I imagine the podcast episode would sound like this:Host - Tell me how you got started.Guest - I saved up cash until I had enough for my first investment.