I was one of the original agents that launched CBIZ and actually took part in training the owner of Proper.

It sounds like it could be a great way to launch your investing career, but just try to think of some of the variables and what you can do to decrease those risks. 

To answer your first question, I've included a part from fortunebuilders.com's article (https://www.fortunebuilders.com/wholesale-buyers-list/) on the topic"1) Attend networking events and trade shows to meet interested investors.2) Launch an email marketing campaign to reach large numbers at a time.3) Start a direct mail campaign searching for potential buyers.4) Hand out business cards to anyone you meet, letting them know what you are looking for.5) Create content online to spread the news about your real estate investing business.6) Build a strong website to attract potential leads to your business.7) Post on social media and begin building an audience online.8) Place a few well-positioned bandit signs in your market area.9) Look around the neighborhood for “for rent” signs.10) Search Craigslist for real estate investors who may be searching for a new property.11) Partner with a real estate agent who may know of interested buyers in the area."

With the 400k Kansas city would be a great market to launch into I would use 100k to purchase rentals and flip a higher end home with the remaining amount that is a good way to max you money and still have a cash flow setup

I hope 2020 will be my launch!

So with that, we are launching Fort Wayne, Indiana as we speak.

We finally launched last month.

Secured Investment Coro. aka COGO Capital is about to launch its fund for that so you will have the power of Lee Arnold and COGO Capital behind it.

We are launching another Airbnb next weekend.

I'd been managing my own rentals in MN for several years where they don't have any such tax, then I moved to AZ, I started managing rentals for others and plan to launch my own PM business as a broker at first of new year.