. ** Can get licensed as a RE Salesperson/Agent anytime - completed course & test, just not licensed with any brokerage yet, could easily get licensed in any state if moving out out NV or CA.*** Handy and can DIY small flip projects, demo, flooring, kitchen/bath remodel, paint, walls, ceiling etc.Hopefully can get some tips from all the experienced investors here.

I will continue to wholesale but after talking to a few asset based lenders and crowdfunding sources I thought I would just test the water an see once I have that funding weather it be saved money or lender money if I could find any potential partners.

The key is to get good at raising the necessary capital to complete your projects. 

Below I've copied text from Pub 523 - Selling Your Home-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you own or live in more than one home, the test for determining which one is your main home is a “facts and circumstances” test.The most important factor is where you spend the most time.

Of course you can always do seller financing or raise money to find a deal, but if you just want to use a conventional lender this is what they advised me.

Just because he passed a test doesn't make him Perry Mason.

I am a licensed realtor and I always send my business card which is a very professional heavy stock card with embossed raised lettering.

Both are being tested currently so I'll see how they pan out.My own neighborhood is surprisingly not farmed by an agent, so it was time to slip myself into that role.

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I'll agree with the previous poster- the biggest issue for out of town investors here is the lack of knowledge on the area.I have lived my whole life in the metro area, my parents were born and raised in Detroit (moved out with the white flight) and I still don't feel I know enough to start sinking money into it RIGHT NOW.