My name is Marc and I am just starting my journey of finding creative ways to invest and make profit from my real estate knowledge.

Wow, just getting started with INVESTMENT real estate.  

What if I am sending the voicemail/text blast to a list generated from ads for real estate for rent?

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?

For us, still in a growth mode, we take action and figure out how to redeploy that equity into other real estate through either cash-out refinancing or selling and 1031! 

BiggerPockets has a decent system for finding a real estate broker in any given area.

The Latest OTM episode calls out some markets that I've been hearing about for a while, ie Dallas, but one specifically that caught my ear....
@Shyd Coloma the word might be out on Oxnard!  I do generally agree with ...

I'm a part-time CFO (Chief Financial Officer) for real estate developers across the country, most of whom are trying to give back to their communities through their real estate development skills.I'm also a former Director of Lending for a CDFI that lent money to local developers rebuilding LMI and under invested communities. 

A very high tech one.Here's how it works:1) Call 720-902-85522) A real estate investor will pick up, or text you immediately, notifying you that they will call back if they are on the line.3) On the phone, tell us your goals, and we will connect with the resources or network you need to solve that problem.That's it.

How do we stay in the real estate game while minimizing our risks?