Did you know:-  The wall between units should be a FIREWALL and is significantly more robust than any room partition wall.

Hi Bigger Pockets members,I'm a newbie investor looking to purchase my first income property this year.  I live in SoCal and as everyone knows home prices are high.  I have about $140k to invest and am debating if I s...

Once you've established that you can get with a QI to look at strategic use of a 1031.

His company name is FREELAND VENTURES or STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE COACH   in OHIO.  

I can use guidance in choosing a target city in Northwest Indiana, referrals to assemble my team (especially a very well qualified real estate CPA), and to let me know of local meet-ups near the southwest suburbs of Chicago where there are robust discussions regarding investing over the border in Indiana.

You want to be present or on the conference call at the time the offer is made and LISTEN CAREFULLY and PROBE BOLDLY AND STRATEGICALLY.

. ;-)Let me know if you need help strategizing.

Keep studying, be strategic about who you work for and the jobs you take. 

Looking forward to hear opinions and maybe offers.With self employed you'll have to strategically structure your tax returns with your accountant and a loan officer who understands how the underwriter will interpret your income and this may allow you to qualify if done right.

I'm an interdisciplinary designer & marketing consultantI'm fairly new to RE, however, don't think of me as naive.This post gave me the idea of House Hacking: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2872/blog_post...I learned how to do a simultaneous close from a brilliant man & mentor for a different purpose.That specific technique piqued my interest in REI & seemed practical for what I'd like to do & simultaneously allow me to find housing.I love what I do it's profitable, however, I want to do more.This is my vision:I'm initiating a new startup co Seven Times Eight a new platform for co-working & education technology.After months of strategic planning & close examining we’ve decided to put our initial focus on uniting the best and brightest minds to solve the ongoing problem of education reform.We plan to launch around Jan '16.