Hi BP Forums,I've been laying the groundwork in terms of learning about REI and the important steps for finding the right deal and now I'm looking to buy my first property as a buy and hold (or BRRRR).

My 5 year plan is to lay ground work to move into apartment complexes in about 5 years.

So be wary of "full-service" studies that are still just desktop studies and require you or your property manager to still do all the groundwork!

You've already laid the groundwork with your self-education and determination.

I'm hoping this also helps me lay a better ground work for how taxes may work as I grow as an investor.Thanks in advance. 

If I had known up front how our exchanges would be billed I might have drafted the PA myself and done some of the title groundwork myself (he was just a middle man on that - he and title company found same info I found and had access to). 

Let me know if this works legally,Can i do wholesaling, I mean all the ground work and assign the deal to my friend's name.

We've been laying the groundwork for a move to a larger property via running these 22 (soon to be 23) units successfully on our own, and by participating in syndications as passive investors where we learn at the feet of investors much more experienced in large multi-family projects.  

My wife and I are laying the groundwork to start a new career as real estate investors.

The upside to all this is that it has forced me to spend more time looking for better more efficient contractors that I can trust and I believe this will failure will lead the groundwork for better flips in the future.