For example we pay our own income taxes, broker splits and all of our other expenses directly out of what we make including required E&O insurance, MLS dues, licensing fees, Board of Realtor dues, continuing education costs, marketing, advertising, office fees/rent, transaction coordinator/ assistant fees, health insurance, car insurance and maintenance, gas, tires, software, retirement fund, etc.We are not W2 employees with payroll taxes already taken out of our paychecks, company-paid health insurance and matching retirement account plus a guarantee of at least 40 hours paid work per week, sick pay, paid vacation… none of that.So if you’re thinking you’ll be able to pay an hourly wage typical of a W2 hourly employee like $50-85/hr… that’s definitely not going to work.

Appraiser will use data from whatever closely matches the subject.

If you can find one where you get the price to match the work needed, it is still one of the best strategies!

https://www.biggerpockets.com/agent/match Check it out.

I will say the picture did not match your strategy of going to Austin.

When that happens, you can adjust the rent to match current market rates.

They were not a good match for us but it never hurts to be polite and kind.)

They must sign the form.The IRS offers an online tool that lets you check if the tax ID the contractor gave you matches the IRS records.

Easiest way to do that is go to the top of this page and click on AGENT and there you'll be matched with 3-5 agents in your areaBest of luck in 2025!

You lose all of the control and these are long term investments - but in my experience the returns match what I had on the active real estate and I am hiring professionals to manage the assets.