he said after 40 years w his clients he's observed that its easy to get into real estate investing and much harder to exit real estate investing. 

I own a half dozen residential rentals, but with high prices lately decided to move into commercial real estate for the first time, which seems to be a much more depressed market at the moment.  

After 45 + years investing in, purchasing and selling notes and real property; structuring “deals”, running investment funds and syndications, I have observed that many (most) investors both hesitate too long gathering too much information before making an offer AND do not do enough investigation, analysis and due diligence before they finalize a purchase.Seems like opposites, right?  

I'm a real estate agent and investor. 

Hi Kathryn,It sounds like you’re on an exciting journey with your real estate investments!

Real estate makes us money several ways; cashflow is only one. 

I would check into a few things to see what your best approach is.1) Find a great investor-friendly real estate agent (specifically one that knows STRs) to help navigate an area you may be looking in.

I take a few real estate classes and pay memberships to a few real estate groups, can I write them off only if I have an LLC, or can I do it personally?

I am a Real Property Appraiser 2 at my county tax office I am a long time listener of the podcast.

I'm so glad to have found this online community and resource to help me get started on my real estate rental investment.