This is a humongous audience to tap into so you have to take advantage of it sooner rather than later to find great real estate deals and motivated sellers.Your best bet to connect with people quickly is to run Facebook ads and promoted posts.

In hot markets like Austin, having an agent network can be a massive advantage.

LLCs can help streamline bookkeeping, but they don’t offer tax advantags unless structured as an S-Corp.

Finding the right realtor/wholesaler can be a huge advantage, especially someone who knows the local market trends and can spot areas with hidden potential.

I assume that the main advantage is being able to buy the property without the 180 day time constraint? 

congrats, way to take advantage of opportunity as it comes!

Congrats - huge advantage to agent investors that can save on those costs and self rep

Being client-centric means putting the interests of my clients first, even if it means walking away from a deal that could have been funded but wasn’t in their best interest.Unfortunately, some unethical lenders take advantage of borrowers, funding deals with the hope that the borrower will fail to repay, allowing the lender to foreclose and profit from the property themselves.

I think this gives me good asset protection and allows me to take advantage of leverage. 

If you have self-directed accounts and are your own custodian, this burden is on you.Use your employer's tax-advantaged benefits.