*This post does not create an attorney-client or CPA-Client relationship.

The biggest flaw is there is a steep learning curve and a lot of the functionality is built for communicating with clients (homeowners), which isn't really applicable for flipping houses.FlipperForce/RealeFlow/FreedomSoft/Fixters - These are real estate specific softwares with varying levels of project management features & functionalityMicrosoft Office / G-Suite

If I don't do any transaction (b/c I cant win any clients ) after I get my license, can I deduct my 1.5-2k dues as QBD tax loss ?

When in doubt, pretend your customer/client/business partner is your grandmother and this deal involves her last nickel, what would you do then?

Don't get me wrong, i know about real estate and the process of a buy and sell agreement on the retail side of the industry while working with realtors and clients all day every day (literally) but i am now making the decision to make the move on this side of the industry that I've been wanting to do since listening to Lance Wakefield's episode #236 which lit a fire in me.

Distressed properties are mostly what wholesalers focus on, because that's where the demand is from their clients (usually flippers), but that's not a pre-requisite.Not sure where you're adding value here.

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

We also manage properties for clients, and those who go cheap on rehabs around here ending up getting hosed in the long run because they have emergency repair bills constantly, they have higher vacancy, they get less rent along the way, and then they wonder why their numbers don't work as well as they planned. 

I have recently been contacted by 3 different past clients regarding commercial real estate.

@Juan AvalosFor all my investor clients I make sure to get 360 photos of the interior of each unit as part of the inspection contingency.