Quote from @Chris Magistrado:The point he's making is that the agent must take responsibility for building and maintaining their business, and the Broker won't play much of a role.

-22 years old-$50,000 pre tax income from business this year-80k in savings-30k in investments-pre approved for $350,000 (had to use parents as co-signers because I started business 2 years ago and didn’t make much first year)Looking to get into first house by house hacking a 4 bed 2 bath renting out 3 rooms.

To support my seller and seize a valuable opportunity, my business partner and I decided to purchase the property ourselves.

Hey BiggerPockets Community,I’m still new here, so please excuse me if I’m not posting in the right way—but I’m excited to be part of this space and learn from everyone here.A little about me: I’ve been in the residential assisted living (RAL) business for the past 10 years.

I've never seen such a mismanaged business.

When the whole covid shutdown occurred, I dropped out of college to help my father's service business maintaining and remodeling residential and commercial buildings.

Operating within California means you’ll need to register any LLC conducting business in the state, regardless of where it’s formed.

For another business I run I do post daily accountability in a FB/mentorship group and that does help me stay on track.

Business Growth: As I’m focusing on multifamily, industrial, and retail assets, any advice on how to position my company to stand out in a competitive market?

I'm a retired engineer and have been successfully using income from these houses to support my retirement without dipping into retirement savings.I'm transitioning my business from rentals to a franchise and would consider selling one of my houses (5 br/4 ba - the other houses my son while he's still attending).