Thanks for sharing your insight!

The brokerage doesn't matter as much unless you are selling off market and they can share within their office.

Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated!

If you dont have a great team to work with you can lose your shirt even if the house is next door to where you live... there are lots of great areas but only a limited number of great teams so our final choice has always been team driven... saying that we look for an area where there are lots of opportunities  and rental houses available in good areas using the 2 % rule  we found this in Detroit and Toledo  more then willing to share what we do and what we have learnt over the years

If you adopt a solo 401k as a Sole Prop you won't have to run payroll and incur payroll taxes and you can still do $23,500 plus 20% of the profit as a profit sharing contribution.

I'm happy to connect and share my experience! 

Quote from @Account Closed: Hello,A PM we have just hired wants a W9 and social security number from us.Two companies we hired previously didn’t ask for this.I am not comfortable with sharing my ss number around needlessly. 

Be upfront about your goals during interviews to find a good fit.Broker's Share of Commissions:Yes, brokers generally take a portion of any commission you earn, even if it's from a property you purchase for yourself.

Ask the candidate to share actual tax planning strategies they have used. 

Does it have shared systems you have to manage or separate utilities for everyone?