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. :-)

Perhaps having your architect draw up a prettier new sign in a place on the neighbor's property that does not affect the view as much- and you offer to open your wallet and build that sign as well as tear down on the old one.

And while we do have many more out of state "eyes" (buyers), it still fees like a fresh market with plenty more to offer.

If your just getting started you may not be aware of the many advantages of being in business rather than just being an investor.Businesses enjoy greater tax advantages not available to someone that is just an investor.Businesses can offer asset protection.Businesses open retirement opportunities that are not possible as an individual.This is only a start.

My goal is to finalize 2024 ready to do my first deal, and I believe that with the resources and expertise of this community, I can achieve that goal.I am here to listen, learn, and contribute wherever I can.

Quote from @Jesse Turner: Feel free to DM me about the AirDNA questions :) I'm looking for a community bank or portfolio lender who can offer a vacation home loan with a 10% down payment.

If a buyer is offered a 2-1 buydown (starting at 5.25%, increasing to 6.25% and then to 7.25%) with all closing costs covered except for $3,000 (to be paid by the buyer) on new construction through the seller's preferred lender, and signs the purchase contract in April 2024, the house will be completed by the end of September 2024.

Was hoping someone could refer me to a legal resource to get connected with as I continue on this journey.

But we basically followed David Greene's advice for finding a realtor in Long-Distance Real Estate Investing.Here's a summary of what we were looking for:* An agent who has experience being a landlord/investor and so already shares our perspective (looks for opportunity rather than curb appeal)* An agent who knows the Alexandria area well* An agent who doesn't mind showing us many houses and writing a bunch of lower offers* An agent who doesn't mind sharing their opinion about a property being wrong for us so we can move on to the next oneThere are many great meetups here.

If those vendors are resourceful and reliable, they'll bring the deals to you.