There are some with employees and teams, but I think they're a small percentage of all real estate brokers.

If you ever want to meet up let me know.There are some good local meet ups you should attend.To answer your question, yes you can write off passive losses up to 25k if your a W2 employee and depending on income.

I was fortunate, again, to have my father co-sign on most everything, but Bank of America got so granular, I had to explain a $300 deposit in my account for selling a couch on Craigslist along with every SINGLE transaction over about 3 month period.

I want to start by flipping single family houses using hard money to generate cash for more flips and multifamily rentals, but am unsure the next step I should take.Should I start calling hard money guys in my area (Denver, Colorado) to see how much I could get, or Find a deal and then call them? 

Hence, to avoid any fraudulent-like activity, I would recommend either seasoning the funds or having her co-sign on the loan with you.

On the other hand, A LOT depends on your purchase price and your level of efficiency in operations.

At the ICOR event this past weekend, they had the two Colorado gubernatorial candidates and a current Denver city admin that all mentioned these Opportunity Zones and them being newly designated here.

I own a co-op where me and my family live, perhaps I can refinance that as well, I Probably can get about 50K from that.At what point should I consIder owning the properties free & clear?

It's good to see someone start on the outskirts of real estate as an employee and work their way into the heart of it.

- Any tips/suggestions on what type of insurance to buy for a Condo and the level of insurance needed?