A lot of people new to the business are rushing to leave their 9 to 5, but they could learn a lot from you and your husband.

MLS is pretty good for single family comps because most people list their home with a Realtor.

For most people, owning their own home and house hacking is typically the best way to get started building some equity, enjoying tax benefits, understanding real estate, and reducing their monthly housing expenses, but it really does vary by person and what they are trying to do.

Quote from @Jon Taylor: @Pete Harper - Section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code allows an investor to exchange property held for investment or business purposes for shares in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) without triggering a taxable event.

I have started small and out of state where I am entrusting people based on referrals.

Let me know how I pick up the $50.People talk about laundering money. 

More and more people are these days.

There are several texas who to me are not people I would want to do business with who took millions from investors and never returned it and still is out there raising $ and people are still giving him money for education and investing which is not gonna end well for them. 

I formed a partnership with my favorite people (my parents and my two adult children).

If you're a new investor, it can be close to impossible to get people to back you.