It seems like businesses are still hiring in Marinette and Menominee, I heard Menominee was awarded $20 billion to build a better port area for shipping, do you know anything about this? 

I hired my VA to do a deep dive on the Spanish almond CEO as well as Lief Simon and LIOS. 

I was thinking about hiring a marketing specialist to get me started but I'm not sure if that would be the most cost effective method for someone beginning their real estate career.Based on your experience, do you think that having a specialist from the beginning would be beneficial or do you think I can get by on my own in the beginning? 

Some properties will require different rehabbing than others, but we will stick as closely as possible to the system we have in place for ALL properties.TEAMS AND SYSTEMS In time, our team will grow to consist of the following: Agent/Broker CPA Lawyer Escrow Officer/Title Rep Insurance Agent Property Manager Handyman Private Lenders/Equity Partners ContractorsWe will follow the same rehab plan for all properties, as closely as we can, in order to streamline all decisions and maintain the desired budgets for each property.EXIT STRATEGIES AND BACKUP PLANS Our foremost exit strategy will be to sell the property once it has been rehabbed.

This is one of those situations where it is best to say, you would be foolish not to hire a CPA to give you correct advice with 100% view of your entire portfolio.  

Where you purchase a property that needs some work, live in it for 2 years, fix it up (either DIY or hire contractors), and then refinance & rent it out.

He did not do what he was hire to do, move on .

Hello Cliff, as I went through this about five years ago before I started investing in properties, the advice that you’ve been given initially is right on point so from another perspective, but say that you hire yourself as a W-2 employee instead of an owner on your schedule C personal 1040.

We vet, hire, and monitor virtual assistants for other businesses. 

Reality is sec8 has a well earned rep., it didn't just come of it's own, the people in sec8 made that with there actions, FACT.