The slides list 12 well companies.

Investing in real estate in actually starting, managing, and marketing a company. 

@Greg O'Brien - Do you mind sharing your company details? 

Hello BiggerPockets Community,My name is Shawn Himes, and I am excited to join this vibrant network of real estate professionals.

@Eli JermanYes, you should hire a tax professional.

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.

@Kyle Carter People hit on the obvious, hype and excitement of a large name company like apple moving to an area. 

Pending Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

@Chris SeveneyI agree it is not the most professional website I have seen.

You are right, when the inspector mentioned the possibility or prior water damage is when you should of had that basement inspected by a contractor/professional and not listen to your agent.Gregg is right, the sellers were aware of some of the damage which is why they gave you a 5K credit.