I'm a rookie real estate investor hoping to find or build a community of like-minded women.

Meetup is a fantastic app to find real estate meetings around you, and look for local REIA (real estate investor associations) and attend a bunch of meetings.

My name is Stephen, and I'm going into my 1st real estate deal.

It seems like I need to check further away from the DMV area.My feelings are if you want “cash flow” you should buy a bond (I really like the tips rate right now) there is next to no reason to buy real estate for cash flow, if you are going to buy you should buy with appreciation in mind, which is not to say that’s the route I’d go, I’ve been liquidating properties to put in stocks and money market funds over the last few years and u just did the math and I’ve come out well ahead, but just to say there are arguments for stocks/bonds, there are arguments for levered appreciation, but the cap rates pretty much anywhere aren’t worth it vs an inflation protected bond, especially since a 3/rd of inflation is real estate anywhere, you could get “cash flow” and inflation protection much easier through a tips.

In my state the standard contract used by realtors addresses this issue by allowing the agent to check a box specifically to limit the seller to keeping the EMD as opposed to going after "liquidated damages" like that.

Can you wholesale a deal that is active with a real estate agent?

Real estate has long been the foundation of lasting wealth, proven by historical and modern moguls alike.

I own a wellness facility, but also invest in real estate, and help investors.

Government actions are THE cause of the dysfunction in the real estate market and why so few investors and homeowners are transacting.

Ideally, you should have consulted a real estate tax pro before doing that.