We are hoping to network and meet some mentors in the greater Las Vegas area. yes a real estate license will be extremely valuable and beneficial when it comes to Flipping Houses.

She indicated the Toledo Blade article below as a good summary of why but it sounds like her office served the public in adjusting property values which resulted in aggressive reductions as a result of the crash in real estate values. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2019/06/07/intervention-might-clarify-lucas-county-property-tax-valuation/stories/20190606104It is only logical that requests to reduce property values will be declining in number and percentage of value, Toledo's values have done exceedingly well over the past few years. 

Time is so valuable and if they don't know you professionally or have confidence that you will actually close on a deal, why would they devote their time to you?

Any good article recommendations or advice?

I've read several articles all over the web and in the forums Pockets about the value of having a license.

Purchase price: $89,900 Cash invested: $78,000 Sale price: $242,000 Off-market lead found threw news articles for some trouble the owner was in and learned of his vacant house.

Thank you for your valuable insight.

Make sure you look at the airbnb rules for sacramento here:https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1248/sacramento-caRental is great in Sacramento though I find if you want to rent rooms then it may be a benefit for you to find a location near a college campus.

@Tj M.Cash on hand is always valuable.

And this refi is with 0 closing costs and no points.Hence the thought...Will there be any complications while tax filing on how much tax to write-off ...since all the loan is on my Primary...even though a part (35%) of it is for rental.Please provide your valuable inputs