I currently work at Nellis AFB but my goal is to get out of government and spend the rest of my years working for myself.

I'm on the rental services commission and I'm frequently going back to review new legislation to ensure we're doing things correctly.

Then check their reviews on all of the sites and their transaction history on Zillow.

To do it right you need to select an acquisition criteria; use a credible data source for real time, specific assessor data; spend time to research the area & understand pricing; and mail legitimate ACTUAL offers directly to sellers.Sure, there is a lot more that goes into it, but that’s the “big picture” about how we find off market deals and flip for profit.  

A big question is; are you prepared to spend the money to update his apartment asap if he moves?

The pictures of your property are online and available to review for anyone.

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The CPA you spoke to was right, there are tremendous tax benefits for what the IRS calls "real estate professionals" The basic criteria is twofold: 1) you must engage more that half of your 'working' time in real estate related activities. 2) You must spend at least 750 hours involved in RE.What is considered real estate involvement?

@Brian Pulaski, The the problem is,  lenders are simply terrified as they're not used to saying what they know to be facts if it's at odds with the establishment Realtors' reviews on any subject in a public forum.They aren't typically cowards, just their view is limited and voice muffled from their position of being so far up north, that you can't tell where they end, and the other begins.On the other hand, Realtors are not used to a mortgage broker challenging their opinions and comments in a public forum either.