Although I am no longer a licensed agent in Texas, this is the time frame that it took me to go from un-licensed to licensed:Jan 3rd - Ordered course online from agentcampus.comJan 20th - Found broker to sponsor / hang licenseJan 30th - Submitted 150 completed course work to TRECMarch 1st - TREC responds needing finger printing & bg checkApril 15th - TREC BG check / Finger prints receivedApril 15th - Pay HAR/TAR/NAR/CSS/Broker duesApril 20th - License "active"May 1st - 1st contract writtenSo it takes roughly 5 months from start to finish.

I've had no success emailing Craigslist FSBO & FRBO and some other online FSBO websites.I am thinking of posting newspaper ads, using realtors or doing business in other geographic areas.

Will reading real estate investing books help me better than taking an online class or getting a mentor?

I'm thinking NNN (fast food joints, banks, drug stores), self-storage, strip malls.

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The cost of repair/restoration should be less than 5% of the purchase price.The offer was made online through the HUD system, and the contract will be presented to me tomorrow for signature.

If Wal-mart can't get an owner to sell for a new store, they may end up enlisting the help of a muni.

It's wasteful spending such as this that drives the cost of everything the government does through the roof. ...This is true of other places as well (some banks and check cashing stores for example), because they are trying to prevent a hold-up where the money is being collected.

I did plenty of residential investments and loans with online lenders.

You would probably want to get your tax id for the LLC first so that you can enter it on sunbiz. most banks will just need your tax id and to verify you on sunbiz. pm me if you need anyother assistance. banking is what i do as my day job :)sunbiz: https://efile.sunbiz.org/scripts/coretype.exeirs (for tax id): http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Apply-for-an-Employer-Identification-Number-(EIN)-Online