While the market can go up or down in either investment, Real Estate is the only one of the two that offers income opportunities through rental income, that stocks don't, and can often help ride out the storm of market fluxes.Also, the Greater Phoenix market (that includes Scottsdale) historically nets 65K+ Californians per year. 

The husband told us to apply through Zillow, so we filled out the application on the platform.Before completing the application, we spoke to the wife over the phone to clarify some questions.

I can pay it make my money and still feel the buyers agent didn't warrant the money when brought in at the end of the deal. 

Hi Kevin, welcome to the community! 

One of the key benefits of long distance investing is the ability to access markets with higher potential returns (particularly in the Midwest).

The buyer representation agreement states that the buyer commission amount offered by the seller (usually 2% to 3%) is credited/refunded to the buyer.

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

I'm guessing the longer we do it, the more contractors we'll know and that will help. 

MAREI's still here, we meet at the Double Tree on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6 to 9 and we have a meeting after the meeting.1st Meeting is FREE.We have generally 100 in attendance.Come out and check it out, join our community -Next meeting is February 11th, 2025

@Owen Wang I applaud your enthusiasm to hit the ground running!