While undergoing the compliance training I came across one of the prohibited outside activities for bank employees- "acting as a real estate sales person, broker, agent or engaged in buying and selling real estae except for primary and secondary residence".

The oil and gas industries do not want to loose their trained knowledgeable employees and the same applies to all the major other industries (port of houston, medical,NASA, tech and mfg).

@Dave Foster does the fact that I've only.had the property 3-4 months mean that I can't do the 1031 exchange?

My business did really well, but almost 2 years ago, I started as a Full-Time employee at this startup.

If it's a high-touch (i.e. people wash the cars) you have staffing, compliance, payroll, etc. to deal with and you have no idea how "creative" employees are when it comes to theft.

None of my properties flooded, but schools are closed and a lot of employers are keeping their employees home all week.

I'm always amazed at how creative folks are in crafting offers for services that required a full-time employee just 20 years ago!

@Trevor Foster II

With that being said, I want to start my real estate path by purchasing my first home.I am a w2 employee only making 33k a year.

But now that it's over,the fight begins to find that next client.There is so much to learn and so much to do that it seems overwhelming.You have to accept that it's going to take time and instead of trying to do a ton of things at the same time,pick one or two tasks per day and devote the time to getting those done.Small and steady steps will keep you moving forward,that's the game plan.I need to build a website that clients will enjoy seeing and using.I have to reach out and touch every person I know or use to know and still talk to on Facebook.I'm planning on a lot of lunches and dinners with former high school classmates and fellow employees from my previous career of 20 years.