Be sure to take advantage of it.

There are plenty of other BP members local to your returning area, like Aaron, who're willing to help in many ways so take advantage of everything BP has to offer!

Why not just take advantage of everything that BP offers?

There isn't any educational advantage in the industry that an agent will have over an appraiser as appraisers have the highest bar to certification, especially an MAI.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of both?

Think of it like Monopoly, get a property, build houses on it, then trade them in for a hotel.Two options are keep and cash out refi to buy more orSell, and 1031 into a larger property with as good or better cash flow and perhaps more stable or greater advantages for upside.

Also take advantage of the many great REI events we have around here and get out to build your network of other investors and RE professionals.

There seem to be a good number advantages when you buy a home that you'll be living in and when it's your first purchase.

Also courts coming after you for taking advantage of the original owner.

LLC is flow through and as such, unless you set I it up like an S Corp which can be done, it provides no tax advantages.