I’m done flying blind and I want someone in my corner who understands: Real estate investing tax strategyPassive loss limitationsHow to structure LLCs, management entities, and 1031sDepreciation, cost seg, REPS, and how to legally reduce tax burden  This isn’t about basic bookkeeping — I want to treat this like a business, build long-term wealth, and stop losing cash to the IRS while I build. 

Happy to break down the current market and go over some basics with you if you like, and it is still good to get started on the basics because they lay the foundation for everything else.

"Media Matters" sounds like a smart way to create value for others while learning the ins and outs of real estate.Since you’re focused on building a solid foundation before diving into your first deal, here are a few tips to help guide your learning:Start with strategy basics – Learn the key paths in real estate: buy-and-hold, house hacking, wholesaling, flipping, short-term rentals, etc.

So basically, get an attorney to put my contracts together as the first step, reviewing them with a title agency as the second step, putting the other team members together as the third step, and starting the search for borrowers as the fourth?

They are not going to cut you any favors and do your loan basically for free.

Willing to Do the Work A quality agent goes beyond the basics.

long story but basically it is fairly easy for these homes to get hijacked, locks changed, and "rented out" as a scam to get deposits. 

Three basic steps to the framing.Step 1: The walls (interior and exterior)Step 2: The roof framingStep 3: Cornice and roof deckingWe have the framers put the roof decking on so that the roofers just need to come in and put the roof on in one day.Juan-

This would also drive my "self-help troubleshooting guides" that I would video and share with some of the more basic requests.

@Alec StrahlA good portion of your basic LTR's from the MLS won't cash flow in todays environment but if you are willing to be creative, theres an endless amount of ways to still successfully invest.