We file 65% of our tax returns by April 15 (this year we will prepare about 4,200 tax returns).Not trying to brag our team up, but we approach tax return preparation very methodically to avoid the situation you describe.Quick side bar- if you are a new client, we usually charge a small fee for extensions to be applied to your tax return prep fee, but we don't collect the whole fee up front.

If you build a solid team and listen to them you'll be fine.

Its an interesting nugget I learned in my micro biology class several years ago; however, other areas such as Denver, CO have the similar plague battles. 

I showed up just to watch and learn!

I would recommend starting as a Loan Processor first and then transition into it or just go 100% full time and learn the craft.

I'm nervous because I've never had a business before and I still have a full-time job as a cloud solutions architect, which I'm really passionate about - so hopefully it won't be my golden handcuffs that may prevent me to thrive as an investor and  I'm excited because of all the benefits and freedoms being a business owner offers, one of which is to connect and collaborate with forums like this and people like all of you, where I can both learn from and hopefully share later as I develop more experience. :-)

Im excited to be a part of this community and to continue to learn about real estate investing.

I hope we can learn from each other and grow our success in this market.

I got to learn from a mentor with 30 years of experience in my town.

You're in the right place to learn about real estate investing.