Agents have made me a lot of money over the last 40 years in Northern CA.He is an example of what I may teach one of my newbie investors:I’ve heard real estate gurus tell their audiences that an excellent strategy or technique for getting rich is to avoid paying commissions.Someone will almost always ask, why care about paying commissions when you are buying properties?

I understand the strategies, the numbers, exit-strategies, financing, and the need for marketing techniques.

I'm fairly new to the investing game too and interested in discovering some creative techniques and strategies to get involved in bay area investments.

There are lawyer/CPAs out there but it seems like it would be over kill and a lot of energy would be spent on keeping current with changes and techniques.

Have you advertised on social media before?

We willingly let go of much of our social life in order to build this foundation.Along with social life is the toll this can have on your health.

My interest in real estate is to gain an understanding of the needs of people(based on geographical, social, and economical states) and be able to apply that to a business model for a small business in Real Estate Development in the futureI look forward in learning from you all and sharing our experiences on BiggerPockets!

Unlike passive rental income, the income from an active trade or business is subject to self employment tax (a nasty 15% tax commonly referred to a "social security and medicare" by working folks).

Your market then consists of very similar properties as to location, style, type of construction, utility function, social aspects that play on demand.

. * Second Mortgage * International Loan * Debt Consolidation * Business Loans * Personal Loans * Loans to investors * Social security and no credit check is a 100% guarantee.