@Bridget HustonWelcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

My friend also owned a rental property in the same community so I figured it would do well.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I lived in LA for a decade and we have many friends, family, clients and community members suffering and send our sincerest condolences to all of those experiencing and affected this tragedy. 

Welcome to the community Matthew!

Hi, BiggerPockets community,My wife and I have been trying to close on a property for quite some time in the New York area and have not had any success, so I'd love to connect with anyone and everyone in the area or surrounding markets that we can learn from to make that happen!

It’s great to see this REI community growing, and I’m looking forward to learn from you and also share my experiences with you!

They don't mention anything about paying payroll taxes, workers comp, complying with laws, etcReal estate agents can have a team around them where they do have employees if they have admin/support or marketing team.Regardless, if you want to interchange small business for commissioned sales people in my post you can.My post was mentioning that service providers in the real estate space are incentivized by their advertisements as it will increase their annual income.

My community is safe, and yard signs are a great way to advertise my business.

Let’s connect, and if there’s anything I can do to support you, just let me know!

Part of due diligence is learning about the community and what is going on nearby.