It will also mean that we went 1099 in the same industry where we already had 3+ years of W-2 experience. 

Hi Susan, Local meetups, networking events and industry conferences can also be a helpful resource.

If you already have the capital ready to deploy and general knowledge of the industry, plan to purchase multiple properties per year, then yeah it may make sense.

It's not a factory town or 1-industry town with 1 major employer---lots of corporate headquarters are here.

It seems like it's difficult to find a true buyer representative in this industry.  

Hi CJ, welcome to real estate industry! 

Did you know that crypto is having a major impact on the real estate industry?

Job growth, population growth, diversity of industries, etc.

If you are buying commercial assets like retail in the millions or more in price most brokers co-op so you have a buyer broker on your side.Residential at smaller price points you can run into more newbie type agents that might do anything to make a buck to survive.Commercial brokers many are already multi-millionaires that have been in the business awhile so don't need to (blow smoke up you know where).

I wanted to get into this industry for a long time and figured I would get an early start now so that by the time I retired from the military, I would be ahead of the curve.