I am working with clients in San Diego and Florida and I need to hire the equivalent of a Town Planner (Australian professional) who will work with the client and walk them through the subdivision, zoning, code, property appraisal, residential building options, etc.

Full time educator that runs her other real estate school- Brokerage has own app where we store training videos and guest speakers from our events- Mentoring program for new agents to shadow experienced agent- Brokerage creates template personal site for me- 2 education classes/month via Zoom- 1 Sales meeting/month for education & motivation- 1 meeting/month on technology use, a staff member that deals with IT needs- 70/30 Split- $355 Annual Office desk due- 2% Transaction fee- No lead production, produce own leads, repeat & referral- 223 current & pending listings- Have had new agents close 20 homes in first year and other only 6 homes; variesBrokerage C:- This is Keller Williams, so probably pretty standard and y'all are familiar with them, I'm sure- Within my region: Own 12% of all inventory; 600 to 900 active listings and closed just under 3,500 homes last yearBrokerage D:- 21 agents in local office- Momentum Program for training- 95% commission paid on a transaction, fees included but you choose how much you want to spend (private office/shared office/WFH office,- Brokerage does not provide leads but can obtain leads from sister brokerage, no cost- Currently 82 listings, 50 active, states it is currently a seller's market- Goal is to sell at least $2,000,000 per year- Average sale price for last 90 days (8 properties) is $260,400Brokerage E:- Training videos available- Weekly sales meetings- Ninja sales training 2-3/month with Q/A's- Offer a one-on-one mentorship program for new agents- Mentor and I would split commission 50/50 first couple of transactions or when I'm ready to go solo- Lesser degree mentorship for 75/25 commission- $46.50/month Brokerage fees Plus $25/month on E's&O's- Own website on brokerage webpage for $10/month- 70/30 Commission split; 95/5 for sale milestones- Once you pass $5M in sales, you're still on 70/30 split until you pay out brokerage $20,000, which in turn split becomes 95/5- 3% broker fee each transaction with $3,000 cap- Can provide leads by signing and paying up for different things (ICC/OPCity/Buyside)- 255 active listingsBrokerage F:- Extensive 6 week onboarding process for training- No monthly fees; biz cards/signs/lockboxes/marketing all paid for- Provides leads- 2 CRMs that hold database of your clients- Usually 100 listings at any given time, lower now because of Covid- Minimal standard to remain with company is 24/year.

Start or continue to grow your reals estate IQ and listen to podcasts and attend webinars and live events etc.. 

There is more going on than meets the eye with ALL the recent economic, social and political events. 

Payments that you make normally fall into one of 3 buckets100% of the payment can be factored in somewhere on the returnPartial payment can be factored somewhere on the return0% of the payment can be factored in somewhere on the returnHouse-hacking also has considerable tax implications in the event that you want to sell this property.You can potentially defer a portion or all of the gain on the investment property with 1031 exclusion.You can potentially exclude a portion or all of the gain on the personal residence with section 121 exclusionThe answer to your $10,000 question is it depends on if the unit is in service and what the breakdown of the $10,000 is(repair vs improvement) and if there is any safe harbor/election to currently expense the items.

We hold monthly events throughout the Greater Philadelphia Market and will update once they are up and running again on schedule of events on here ASAPLet me know if you have any questionsRegardsJoe Scorese

Most professional planners correction all professional planners have a keen knowledge and appreciation of this.

Humanity is on the brink of greatness, and all we need to do is shift our mindset for what we use all of our hard work to accomplish.If this is inappropriate for this forum, I apologize for not conveying this in a way that matters to you, but I argue that the underlying ideas can be converted into anything you put your mind to.Sorry for formatting errors from pasting from google drive.Find houses that are falling behind on repair and maintenance.Bike and walk dogs through the current neighborhood.Recently widowed homeowners are a good candidate.Find a small amount of time to donate to helping neighbors do easy projects.Use this time as an opportunity to learn what they need, what support they have, long term goals, etc.Create community events to take care of the properties that are farthest behind.Create an actual govt program to be more productive with govt owned properties.Instead of selling the property to an investor, fix the property with the specific intent of providing housing for some form of underserved population.This is the reasoning behind structuring as a non-profit.If created correctly might be a great way to scale by using other “flippers” as partners.

I have some background, conducted enviro studies, know the set backs, retention ponds, city utility connections, spoke with the town planner etc. 

Bonus: a loan isn't a taxable event, so you don't pay any taxes on that $27k.