Because even the top agents have different areas of focuses and expertise.

I was approached by Avantstay and wondered if anyone in this forum has had experience with them from owner point of view. 

I've learned a lot in general and I can see that this is a great community.

Focus on learning market trends, property valuation, and different investment strategies.

While we currently live in Stephens City, VA, we’re open to investing in other states where the numbers make sense.Real Estate Goals & StrategyInvestment Focus: Buy-and-hold rentals, short-term rentals, and potential multifamily propertiesMarkets of Interest: Open to investing outside of Virginia in cash-flowing, landlord-friendly marketsCurrent Stage: Learning, networking, and preparing for our first investment propertyLong-Term Vision: Build a diversified rental portfolio that provides financial freedom and generational wealthWhy I’m HereNetworking: Connecting with experienced investors, agents, lenders, and property managersLearning: Gaining insights from those who’ve built successful portfoliosCollaborating: Open to partnerships, joint ventures, and creative financing strategiesWith my sales background, I understand the importance of negotiation, deal-making, and relationship-building—all of which I plan to leverage in real estate.

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For example, places like Illinois and Oklahoma have specific rules requiring a real estate license for certain types of marketing.This specifically for flipping land using Transactional Funding.If you’ve done this before, what states have you found to be friendly toward this approach?

They've never been in another house in the neighborhood.Now often they will have more neighborhood or city knowledge, that I may not have, but I ask them questions that I think are important to the sale or value.Many homeowners focus on the wrong things. 

One of our firm's areas of focus here in Detroit is scalability and repeatability for our clients. 

Yes well defined rule are very important and help but these are humans were talking about so you have to go deeper then that and consider that human aspect for community/shared spaces.