Now I want to be an investor myself, so working at a firm with its niche market in working with Investors to help them get their property is a perfect way to continue my work on my skills in sales and marketing while also building a circle with people who I want to be in the future!

Even the CEO's younger brother decided not to hang around - whatever his reasons are - it's too late for him unless he returned all the money he took out and fully disclosed  every illegal act he has personal knowledge of BEFORE the SEC/FBI show up at his door.I referred the "fronter" to a whistleblower law firm, but who knows if he followed up.

You need to put in the work.I understand the skepticism toward paid programs, but I firmly believe that a well-designed program can provide immense value and help you achieve your goals faster. 

Having encountered bandwidth difficulty with our accounting firm and CPA, we replaced them with a national company with capacity to handle our ever-growing portfolio.

If it qualifies as a short-term rental, you might also avoid passive loss limits, making the strategy even stronger.If you’re considering a cost segregation study, DM me and I can point you to some solid firms in SoCal!

You could just google for civil engineering firms in the area or the nearest large metro area.

No idea about Texas, but I normally pay one of the brokers in my firm 50 bucks to do the open house.

EVERYTHING is recorded, accessible by management.We do NOT allow our staff to use personal cell phones as can't track or record.

Be willing to hold them to these standards.One of the best things I ever read in these forums was to be firm, but fair.

But you can also invest in land, or commercial real estate, or tax leins, or REITs, or specific real estate firms that issue stock, like Blackrock.