Either way, the answer will lie in if the deal makes sense and makes you money. 

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But he told me that would be a waste of time and money because he is using the same software as I did.

C/E shop, I’m with Samson and have been very happy, just a word of caution, it’s gonna run about 2k-3k a year just to pay for all your subscribers, mls, sentry etc, I suspect these will be going up substantially as a result of the agents leaving the industry, meaning the need to get more from the remaining, if you get your license make sure you have a use for it, like you will either have a decent client base and/or you are doing your own deals & will save money that way.

It could be a gift from family, or money that you have saved.I would suggest getting a part time job now, then transitioning to full time once you're done with school so you have work history to qualify for a loan. 

With the amount of money you have you could find some great opportunities in Dayton, Ohio as well. 

Ideally I would like to purchase a apartment condo (1000 sq foot) in the Mountain View Sunnyvale area and pay additional money instead of paying rent and building zero asset.

Money is never the issue, your focus should be finding great deals.

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Its not a sale, no money is being exchanged.Can this be done without paying the Florida tax of .70 per $100?