We quickly learned that this was more of a difficult task than we were ready for at the time, and that it would hold us back from scaling.

Jay I love this way of thinking, growth while saving taxes. 

It's a solid area to take advantage of the population growth, capital investments into the city and the companies that are moving here. 

Once set up correctly it works well as it scales to your business growth.

@Daniel James Moser The reason you are encountering the "must-have Illinois state license" is that you may be asked to perform tasks that require a license. 

So I went it alone and it has molded and been the reason for my more rapid growth in investments. 

The share economy is real, not going to stop anytime soon, and only going to grow. The

Real state has always been a "huge" deal for me, I always looked at it as something for people with a lot of money, but recently this has changed and opened a completely new world, full of possibilities for personal growth and a clear path for financial freedom.I have been looking for my first deal very hard for the last 4 weeks, so far, I have gone through, maybe 150 properties, and 2 with some potential.

Write it down how you accomplish this task and stick to it.

If inflation continues and rates stay put I think we may see steady growth though 2022 too.