I work on both the loan and the realtor side so let me know if I can be of benefit to you. 

If you know the bones of the transaction, it will definitely benefit your investing career.

With a 0% down VA loan and now a property value of $650K (+) we have refinanced a few times to get locked into a 2.25% sometime in 2021 and are now enjoying all the benefits of dealing with some long distance property management.

Whenever I see someone giving advice, I like to ask "who benefits"?

If you plan on selling other people's houses you can charge for that with a license.If you are only selling your own houses, there is no benefit...but there is substantially higher liability.

The loans are a little more expensive than a freddie/fannie loan, but the big benefit is that they are assumable. 

This is a bright line issue, and unfortunately this is where people lose.RE Pros spend each of the following:More than 750 hours of service during the yearANDMore than 50 percent of his/her time working in real property businessesAdditionally, I talk a lot about the benefits of the RE Pro spouse.

The wholesale channel is a lean business practice for the most part while with retail, there is significantly more expenses such as marketing, employee benefits, admin staff, etc.

If it's an upstairs living room and those rooms could benefit from having more living space up there, it's still viable.

A straight LLC will be far easier to get a loan or open a bank account, but doesn't provide the other benefits of a Land Trust.