I am new to investing in real estate, sort of, and a long time listener to BP pod, but first time being on the forums.

We raise the capital for purchase and rehab through real estate investors looking to earn as much as possible in an easier way.

Great to see you getting into real estate investing!

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I just want to post this to ENCOURAGE those that are excited to get into real estate, invest in real estate, and take action in real estate in any way.

I can see an explicit exception in CA Tax Code § 17561 that says you can not use the qualifications in Section 469(c)(7) (Real estate professional) to render that income as non-passive, but I see no callout for 1.469-1T and, as such - as a non-CPA - I do not (yet) see a reason why we cannot follow the same rules for CA that we do for our federal taxes; e.g., if the business is not a "rental" business per tax code, we count that income as non-passive and offset other income (W2, etc) similarly.Does anybody else have some guidance (or opinions) on this matter?

I actually haven't considered development as a real estate path yet.

He is the Madoff of Real Estate Investing right now.  

Now let's be real, yes housing values are up overall in the city, but they do vary by Neighborhood.

Every year realtor.com releases a Top Housing Markets report based on anticipated sales growth (inventory) and price growth (appreciation). I find this data super interesting, and took the opportunity to dive into the...