You may have done placing "For Sale" as well as bandit signs and have rolled in social media to promote your property, but your home will not be solved quickly if you have no other marketing strategies.

My new salary allowed me to max out my 457b and ROTH retirement accounts, increase my savings, raise the monthly payments with my defined-benefit plan with CalPERS and Social Security when I decide to retire (I'm not banking on CalPERS or Social Security).

I have been researching to see if there are any exemptions possibly under the service member civil relief act, would anyone happen to know if I would be exempt from this tax due to my military status or not? 

Social Media?

WholesalersMLS and RealtorsBanks and REOsCraigslist Driving for DollarsDirect Mail MarketingWeb sites, Email,Internet, Social Media MarketingCold Calling distressed ownersCold Calling Probate and other real estate attorneys Local Real Estate meetups and groupsHUD and other government programsOther creative ways to find motivated sellers Best of luck in all your endeavors 

I buy duplexes, which are fairly simple and for $10k-12k per side I can transform it to like new status if need be.  

RE Pro status is only needed by landlords who have losses from rentals but cannot deduct theses losses - either because they have too much losses or too much income.To qualify for RE Pro, there're several requirements, including requirements to spend a lot of hours in real estate business (750 a year) and spend more hours in real estate than in non-real-estate pursuits (like a W2 job).

Either socially or to invest*   I feel 'safe' in terms of land value, appreciation, and over all rental and sales demand when you're in a geographically limited area. 

Find a large real estate business in your area that you hope to reach there success and find out witch firm they use, through social post or their pr dept. hope this helps and good luck on your business venture it takes guts to go out your own and always make sure you have the best team starting with legal. 

familiarize yourself with that specific website terms (can you inspect properties) title status, liens etc.