To start your journey, I recommend focusing on building your network by joining meetups and engaging in online forums, while narrowing down your first investment based on your budget, market, and goals.

All Texas based. 

Because you're new, it is a good idea to ask about the brokerage's agent training offerings and potential teams to join to get experience. 

When you can access the opportunities first, you can qualify the lead first, analyse and find the best deals first, reach out and build rapport first , offer your solution first (rather than having your offer thrown on a pile of others the individual has already been given) and so on.

Based on this some elements of my REI strategy are going to need to be adapted!

Permit eligibility is based on region (usually the west side of town) and density (quantity of surrounding STR's in the area) as well as percentage of landscaping and minimum parking requirements. 

My cost they said i could do $2,000 up front and then next couple months more payments with cold calling they offer and fee would be $9,800 plus the cold callers Virtual assisant that would be working with me.

Hey Chris,This is the website: https://suncrestcapitalgroup.com/Ive been dealing with Kevin Barrios.They have office based out of Florida.I checked BBB and couldn't find them. 

LLC offers better legal protection.3) Setting up in states that allow your identity to be hid is also overblown.

Will - I work with CSSI, the premier company providing engineering based cost segregation studies in the U.S.