Following a strong performance in June, single-family home sales soared into record-setting territory in July, leaping 23.0 percent year-over-year with 10,975 units sold – a record one-month sales volume;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes expanded from 51 to 56 days;Total property sales soared 25.0 percent with a record-setting 13,043 units sold;Total dollar volume shot up 33.8 percent to $4.1 billion;The single-family home median price set a new record high of $271,830 as it rose 8.7 percent year-over year;The single-family home average price jumped 8.5 percent to $338,350 – also an historic high;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.0-months supply, down from 4.2 months last July and below the national inventory level of 4.0 months;Townhome/condominium sales were flat, with the average price up 9.9 percent to $223,190 and the median price up 12.3 percent to $183,000;Single-family home rentals rose 2.9 percent with the average rent up 1.8 percent to $1,940;Townhome/condominium leases increased 6.9 percent with the average rent unchanged at $1,659.Source: HAR

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in July:-Following a strong performance in June, single-family home sales soared into record-setting territory in July, leaping 23.0 percent year-over-year with 10,975 units sold – a record one-month sales volume;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes expanded from 51 to 56 days;-Total property sales soared 25.0 percent with a record-setting 13,043 units sold;-Total dollar volume shot up 33.8 percent to $4.1 billion;-The single-family home median price set a new record high of $271,830 as it rose 8.7 percent year-over year;-The single-family home average price jumped 8.5 percent to $338,350 – also an historic high;-Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.0-months supply, down from 4.2 months last July and below the national inventory level of 4.0 months;-Townhome/condominium sales were flat, with the average price up 9.9 percent to $223,190 and the median price up 12.3 percent to $183,000;-Single-family home rentals rose 2.9 percent with the average rent up 1.8 percent to $1,940;-Townhome/condominium leases increased 6.9 percent with the average rent unchanged at $1,659.

Hi BP,I have noticed in my recent flips how expensive it can get for listing and buyer agent commission and i started taking real estate classed to help cut that expense out.My partner and I are scaling our business to add a wholesaling strategy and many wholesalers have mentioned that a license could make things sticky.Does anyone have experience or recommendations when it comes to flipping and wholesaling at a high volume when you are licensed?

So far we are:Reading books- Rental Property Investing- Estimating Rehab Costs- The BRRRR Book- Rich Dad Poor Dad- Listening to the BP Podcast, (and the BP rookie podcast) almost daily- Reading the forums- Using the rental property calculator to analyze properties in our target area- Looking at listings on realtor.com and Zillow for our target area- Analyzing sold properties, Analyzing on the market properties- refining our criteria for what would make a good deal for usWe'd like to do more, but it feels kind of crazy to start reaching out to agents, wholesalers, contractors, lenders, etc this far in advance of buying.

Podcast and the books answer a lot of basic questions.I listen to them daily.  

This comes up daily in BP. 

However, your success is very dependent on your own knowledge and drive since there isn't someone guiding you on a daily basis.

But for my STR, the guests will have no clue and I dont want to go there daily to start the fire.

You might be able to find someone to work on a consultant level who could help you and your wife set expectations and make a plan ahead of time.The most important part, someone needs to be able to be onsite daily.

As to the llc question, that’s an attorney’s expertise but I would certainly say you can kick the can down the road on that for several years till you have more volume.