Book keeping, tax treatments etc are better handled by professionals and at least one consultation with these professionals can always help.

I'm a contractor and remodeling specialist and have recently been approached by a real estate professional to possibly team up on rehabbing.

First, I'm not a tax professional, but I've spoken with lots of them, and this is my take...If you're treating flips as capital gains, you're illegally evading taxes.

But I need to learn to manage my tenants before I can manage my manager.And I'll get there with qualified professionals...

Need help connecting with a good Title/Escrow professional in Atlanta, GA.

And always use a professional property management company to protect your cash-flow assets!

I came across this site as well as the podcasts last week and am very excited to start learning from all the professionals involved in this community!

I have been in the background most of the time - listening, learning and privately messaging some of you like @Curt S, Ali B, Sharon V, Brian G, Marco S, Brandon T --And I have been getting a lot of value from this community of friendly, helpful and wonderful professionals.

I use whitepages.com and I'm surprised by how accurate some of the search results are - it's still far from perfect but gets the job done for me around 70% of the time.I'm curious to hear from other BP investors about what they use -does anyone use LexusNexus or any other of the professional services?

SEC strict laws on marketing for investors.1) Syndication- setup an entity structure to pool Canadian investors or professionals to invest in a multi-family property with me managing the project.2) Meetups- conduct meetings on 'Retirement Planning' (RRSP- IRA equivalent) or "How to Make $s flipping properties in the U.S."