I've always had an interest in economics and I feel that the best way to be on the lookout would be to examine a variety of factors.

well maybe ill start a threadWhy senior people on BiggerPockets really don't like wholesalers or at least are losing patience with wholesalersIf you think you can assign an option agreement or a sale and purchase agreement , and then sell the house by marketing-advertising the house, then you should really look at "acting as a real estate agent regulations", and examine closely your state regulations on getting a license to sell and market real estateOnce you are licensed, you can act as a principal in a transaction and usually have the state regulators leave you aloneWhat regulators hate, wholesalers that say that they have cash buyers and they don't, and they never closeRegulators also hate you Marketing property as an owner, and you're clearly not on title @William Brown@Bill GulleyMaybe you can talk to William about this

There are people all over this site looking to throw money at people that will partner with them; especially someone with thorough experience.Personally i just like to sit through and examine the process.

This makes it easier to hear any loose floor tile or creaking floor boards.6) As you examine the interior and note any floor, wall or ceiling problems, try to correlate them with your exterior findings.

I have recently turned my attention to getting my license and I am preparing to take the exam. In

I decided I will pass the exam in my first attempt.

I can't speak on California since I don't invest or live there, but what I will say is that there are numerous sub-markets in the US that need to be examined based on their unique value propositions.

But if there are any preferred equity shareholder, it's pretty clearly stated as such.Also, anytime a deal has pref equity, I always do a much closer examination.

I am posting on here not knowing if I even picked the right category, but I just passed my Real Estate exam in Michigan and have no clue what to do now.

Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.