You are off to a great start with knowing friends that are already real estate investors and BiggerPockets can only enhance your network!

Making money on the buy is an old saying, but it is really making equity on the buy.My final comment "Lastly is you make money on the buy not the sell." regardless of it's age will withstand the test of time for the simple reason that purchasing properly regardless of market conditions greatly enhances your odds of having equity.

And without any enhanced encryption!

I’ll probably end up looking at all of my responses and creating a comprehensive thread full of these ambiguous questions.

It comes in many varieties and flavors, and almost ALL of them will be enhanced by having a license.

Total true taxes I believe are the same & then personal situations apply (STAR, enhanced, military etc)

Many investors run into issues with raising capital due to errors from years ago, particularly issues that effect their credit, so the question is do tradelines work to enhance your credit to the cream of the crop and qualify you for the best terms and rates for your fix and flips and buy and holds?

Definitely consult with your CPA about this as you may have specific situations that didn't come up in your post.Generally, there is an advantage to running businesses like property management or wholesaling through an LLC taxed as an S-Corp, as it can save you social security taxes (your CPA can run the numbers for you along with a more comprehensive tax plan).However, it's usually a bad idea to hold rental property in an S-Corp, so you probably wouldn't want these two revenue streams (rental and wholesaling) running through the same entity.Let me know if you have any questions!

The missing windows and walls and graffiti throughout must have been mistaken for artistic enhancements of the property since there wasn't any other way to justify a higher number.

Your coursework, the people you meet, and your experiences will add to your knowledge base, enhancing your real estate objectives.