;-) To be honest, the MBA does not prepare you for that area of business in my opinion.

I'm an agent in Charleston but as the market continues to warm, the state seems to get smaller & my company is doing business more in that area. 

Now, it's time to finally take the leap and write my first post.A bit of a background: two years back, I moved from Italy to Irvine, CA, to help a friend with his business.

As a licensed broker and wholesaler, I would recommend getting your license if you are serious about building a business model around wholesaling.

So my question is, how practical is it to work a 40hr week and still being able to invest in real estate as someone completely new to the business?

This is just the time that the hobby hosts will be separated from the business hosts  

Learning SEO is important in any business.

I have always heard it is beneficial to create an LLC to help separate personal assets from business assets. 

People google everything including the reputations of people and businesses.Attending in person REIA meetings and classes is a great way to network and learn more about how the investors in your area are doing business.

Tenant just informed me they plan to vacate the property tomorrow (so, 24 hours notice) due to "the business growing and the space now being too small for their needs."