This meant that all income I made (up to the social security/medicare cutoff) was considered salary and  taxed at 15.3% for Soc Sec/Med (plus normal income tax).  

Social media accounts are established, we have not yet set up direct mail yet, and may be setting a kiosk up at the UTC & International Malls. 

hey folks; 1st-time poster here.i began an interest in RE investing about 3 mos ago. in that time, i've watched countless vids, read countless articles & how-to's, been to a few local meetups (REIA & the sort), started to study this amazing site, etc. i'm particularly interested in beginning my ventures in "wholesaling". it seems to be the best fit for my situation currently.one issue i face: i'm pretty-much brand new to social media. i started accts on several SM platforms and spend a good deal of my time trying to learn each particular medium - i know almost nothing about (insta, twit, LI, etc). i've been told repeatedly they're good to have for marketing.another issue: much of the investing information i have gathered thus far comes from people outside of my state (those pesky courts, right?)

I discovered that we had mutual friend (through social media) and contacted a close friend to see if he knew this person well.

Be prepared to say goodbye to social lunches with your coworkers and use that time to work on your business, returning phone calls, setting appointments, etc.

However, if it's ATL or anywhere else, I may have a zero/bad social life given my introvert nature :(  If it's in Charlotte, I can manage my RE investments/ as well as social life for my psychological well being. 

Some live here in the US and have social security numbers but are not citizens.

That requires you to understand social influences, market demands, valuation of properties and this ll effects your financing.

I recently moved to Austin from the San Francisco Bay Area and there are some social similarities and the tech scene connection, but I don't agree that territorial expansion is very limited here.

The struggle that i'm dealing with now is that i don't have the personal funds to invest into these opportunity/ deals that are coming to me through phone calls, messages, social media.