It's silly.I believe Jay built homes, financed them, held and sold notes, basically.

Don’t listen to dooms day people like DAN H (lol just kidding ) but Dan you are so negative in the forums… you know a lot but there is a way! 

A basic set of subscription docs will cost you, typical $10k+ at least for the first deal.  

If they passed away, stepped up basis,  multiple properties then a landlord- getting old they will want to sell- their kids won’t want them, etc etc.  

Hello Sham, the fact that there is no lease agreement is really rough because that information is basically always in the lease. 

You should download the lists of properties, research a few, attend online or person, and learn the basics.

With the lower price point rentals, you basically just tread water.

Just a heads up: Windows Defender, the basic one installed on your personal computer, is good enough for personal usage.

The goal is to change careers to something that allows me to decide my hours (in the process of now), become a landlord, and finally spend more time with my kids and family. 

I don't require my agents to join NAR and in fact dropped my membership when I opened my own brokerage.If the situation made sense, I wouldn't necessarily require an agent to join MLS, but it's such a basic tool of the trade, I can't imagine someone who is active in the business going without it.