Also if you do share based raise you cannot issue distributions on a cost per share basis.

Raising money was like picking apples and investors don’t careInvestors need to be more diligent going forward if they want to truly understand their risk

That is owner occupied starting 2025.I will test (if approved) STR or MTR…on the other unit, but also Besure it works for LTR.We both have good credit, DTI is way low, great jobs, and money saved to start this process.Here in Lexington KY I feel it’s hard to find duplex in a decent area unless it’s over $500k.We each prefer under $300k for a duplex.

I would say the majority of syndicators are closer to what you note: deal sourcing, marketing, capital raising, but they do not partner with local operators.  

Now I'm looking to take the test again and I'm looking at the license ID that has an expiration date of 8/1/2022 and my question is do i need to take the 40-hour classes or can I retake the test.

Here you can test the waters with 3.%-5% down, have your own place, and then see if you want to continue investing (chances are you will:))

Then after doing that for a while, I raised the fee to $10,000 with the ability to earn back $5000 of the coaching program if they completed all of the homework assignments.Coaching real estate has just been a side gig that I’ve done for the last couple of years and I’ve had anywhere between one and five coaching students at a time, but I’ve helped over a dozen people increase the net worth substantially during the year that I coached themSo here’s the question: One of my mentors recently shared with me that I am selling myself short as a coach and that in addition to charging the upfront fee, I should also write into the coaching agreement that I get an equity steak in the deals that I help my coaching students get during the year that I coach them.

I haven't actually used property management in Houston, but if I ever do I was thinking of testing out Emerson Property Management (@Cameron Tope commented above) as it seems like they have good reviews and good pricing.

I can see doing this for kids or close relatives but strangers.. dont think so.. to me its just another one of those totally grey areas  that maybe legal but ethics come into play.. artificially raising someones credit ?? 

But the insane tax increases in Jackson County, Missouri (Kansas City) were deemed illegal:"Missouri’s State Tax Commission ordered Jackson County to roll back its 2023 property tax assessments, which raised homeowners property assessments by an average of 30% and more than 100% in some cases.