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Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

Digitize physical receipts for easy storage and use a consistent naming convention for easy sorting - 2024.03.25 Home Depot.Maintain proper records, such as contracts, settlement statements, and promissory notes.Additionally, you can track income and expenses consistently using software or spreadsheets.As you scale, if bookkeeping isn't fun, consider hiring a bookkeeper for a couple hundred bucks per month.

The advantage to doing a few lots for a duplex or quad plex at a time would be it’s easier to sell a few in a limited time than 9.

Similarly, earnest money wasn’t included as part of the contract.The potential buyer’s suggestion to switch to his contract, which includes a fee to me, seems to be because he plans to sell the property to one of his investors.

Quick question in Wisconsin I have a property I want to sell on seller financing I want to transfer title not contact deed  What mortgage instrument does investors use in seller financing if I want to transfer title in Wisconsin? 

I'm currently selling a 16-unit apartment complex.

Speaking of loans, refinancing or selling properties inside an LLC can sometimes complicate things.Since you’re house hacking, also think about your tax strategy.

It also means thinking ahead (will this home be a good rental if/when I move out, will this home have good resale if I need to sell it at any point). 

I found a seller who is motivated to sell his property at a pretty steep discount.My plan is to put the property in escrow on an executory contract/land contract with the condition that the title will transfer once the seller receives his funds.