In order to qualify as a real estate professional, you have to spend at least 750 hours per year on your real estate business, and more than 50% of your working hours must be dedicated to real estate.

@Timothy Allen it is a group dedicated to Active Duty service members only to build wealth through real estate.

Pay down bad debt, save your money, and take advantage of the opportunity while you can afford to dedicate the majority of your free time to it. 

I also recommend separate bank account and credit card dedicated to the business. 

As a full-time public school teacher, I only had about 11 weeks during the Summer I could really dedicate to building a real estate business.  

I was going to dedicate an hour of my daily prospecting to calling FSBO’s & Expireds in that market, then referring the business to one of the realtors I know in that market at a fee.

Theres an unlimited amount to learn and you can dedicate as much time as you can stand and it still isnt enough hours.

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I have my experience working with my network and now the ability to bring fulltime work ethic and time dedication to ensuring success.I have been building my business plan with the goal of drumming up private investment or partnering with somebody that has the cash to get started. 

I am a super dedicated real estate agent, I enjoy working with like minded people and honestly just love life!