If there, what is the predominant industry?

As every other plumber I have met is much older I think your entering an industry that will have a lack of competition and of course always needed.

Not saying it does not matter just that in Real Estate it does not matter as much as in other industries such as retail or restaurants.If it's a rental business were talking about tenants don't care at all.

I didn't have a plan to "flip" the home or anything, but my success from my first investment really brought a drive to get into the industry while I'm working my FT job.

If you wait and then sell you will slowly erode that exclusion every month and pay capital gains on at least a portion of your equity.Also if the job is in the same industry as where you are coming from now, you may want to talk to another broker.

I am a freelancer (in an industry other than real estate) in my late 20s with a strong desire to get my real estate investing business off to a great start.

I currently work as an accountant in property management accounting for a large multifamily developer and see the potential in this industry constantly.

I'm a tech head, with about 14 years in the I.T. industry and reading and attending Rich Dad Poor Dad trainings, it struck my interest.

I'm 25 now, working full time in the engineering industry, but have been working like crazy over the past 4-5 months creating my business and packing my brain with as much information as I can.

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