Once I get those undery belt will use BRRRR.

So my girlfriend and I have our first SFH investment property under our belt.

We lend...but I've also got a formal credit background from two of the largest banks in the world and 32 yeard of this under my belt.

I'm currenlty a Brown Belt in BJJ and 10P BJJ so hit me up!

But again if your that beginning wholesaler buying rust belt mid west low end props for 45 to 20k I can see this as a good alternative to transactional funding and keeping you hundred percent legal.

I also have a couple of local real estate investor friends that I will try and leverage for advice and any financing or deals that may be found around here.Our first goal is to get our first property under our belts, then plan for the next!

But, right now I am in the dog years of starting my business so I have to be super super careful about the development projects I take on and I am wearing a tool belt more then I'd like to admit. 

Do I wait until I have 1 or 2 properties under my belt or do I hire him now and the tax strategy will help my property evaluation?

I would try to get a handful of deals under your belt and establish a track record before you approach bigger investors.

I dont own a home of my own so my plan would be to House Hack a duplex to get my feet wet and get some experience under my belt.