We had to make sure we sidestepped them and only added information to the correctly entered, active applications.

REITS and stocks are passive and real estate is active. 

While I’ve completed six transactions, I now primarily use my license for referrals rather than active practice.

We have over 10,000 landlords in Milwaukee and at least a couple thousand active investors at any point in time.6.)

Quote from @V.G Jason: I'm sure they've slowed down, but are still actively looking.

Former Marine that started investing while he was still on active duty.

It’s astounding how many fake documents are circulating today—you can find everything from fake references and stolen Social Security numbers to falsified income documents.To combat this, we rely on tools like Plaid, Verifast, and Snappt, which are excellent for verifying financial information and detecting fraudulent activity.

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.

Those agents have their ego at the expense of the relationship, and there are such agents actively participating in this thread.

RE is a lot more active and involved, even if you hire a PM and a GC which BTW eats up your returns.