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Hello Everyone, I live in Santa Rosa Beach Florida and excited to be part of this group! I have been investing and working with my real estate clients since 2005 on the Emerald Coast. We Look forward to meeting any...
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Hi all, If anyone is willing to offer their experience and learnings from obtaining Real Estate Professional status I’d appreciate it. I currently have one property (sold 2 over the last 3 years) I actively manage but...
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Hello BP,
I’m a structural engineer by education but have been in the construction industry since I graduated. I started working on bridges and tunnels and now work as a Project Manager for a company in the commercial...
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My husband and I purchased a vacation rental property four hours from where we live in January. It was gutted when we got it. Working with a contractor who rented it during the renovation, we got it remodeled, furni...
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How’s everyone experience with using a realtor agent to list your rental property (does background check, advertising, showing, etc) on a realtors only licensed platform like HAR compared to free listing platform lik...
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anyone claiming real estate professional status on their taxes? I'm wondering what you've found to be the easiest and best way to track hours and prove you meet the requirements.Thanks in advance!
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I'm looking for a spreadsheet or tool to use an example to log and track hours spent on real estate Managment. Does anyone have a form or suggestions they'd be willing to share?Thank you!
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Anyone else just go ahead and purchase their own wide-angled lensed professional camera? I would always start by hiring a professional photographer when listing a new place. However, I would like to keep my listing up...
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I'm new to real estate (taking my state exam in the next month, just completed legal aspects) but one of my goals is to use real estate as a means to free myself to do what I'm most passionate about, and one of those ...
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Hey guys, I'd like to get a feeler to see how many RE professionals here came from a different career field.I'm a buy and hold investor for the past few years, for the same amount of time I became an engineer that fun...