But even as I type that, I’m realizing that I’m already falling prey to the “units” measuring stick of success.

However, MANY buyers do not realize that state inheritance taxes need to be paid on the property.

- I realize that this maneuver will likely increase the risk of audit....curious to get a sense of how much more risk of audit I will face and does the IRS typically just audit the one year or would they dig into previous years as well?

Since you are just graduating college you may already realize that it's not what you know, but who you know (as a personal note, I had college friends that were barely passing their classes however they ended up with really good paying jobs due to "who they knew").

After starting out private money lending for a few months I realized I needed to own property. 

You want make sure all the people you know realize you are now an agent. 

After being burned more times than I care to admit to, I've realized I'm a business, not a charity. 

I realized that I may have made a mistake on my LBP disclosure form when I initially had them sign the documents.

Just realize that along the way there will be plenty of roadblocks that get in the way and how you maneuver around them is what is most critical.No one can tell you your vision.

I just wanted something to track expenses and realized it was SO MUCH MORE!