His dedication to serving his family and our surrounding community warms my heart.

Just noticed Will's comment...I think when interest rates are already so low, that the cuts the Fed have made are intended a psychological warm glass of milk for the markets, but will have a negligable economic impact.   

Your split would probably be less but you would be able to work warm leads that the team/owner paid for and nurtured for you.  

As the weather warms up and if my Lake House goes unrented for periods of time, I plan on working remotely from there. 

I will admit that my feet have gone from Cold to hot to warm to cold to hot!!

@Dmitriy Fomichenko Appreciate the warm welcome and recommendations!

Lower gas prices  which can be a negative to the oil industry job areas in some parts of Texas is usually a positive across the country because people can travel cheaper and spend that money on other items BUT this virus thing has negatively affected that.I hope the virus peaks soon and this warm weather helps (flatten the curve) faster,slow the spread , and the virus goes away so economy can get back to recovery sooner.  

Any tips, advice, wisdom, etc. as I start this journey would be warmly accepted.

It is time consuming, because of all the paperwork that is needed for the application process.I suspect all this will be over once the warm weather hits and spring is sprung into action, at least in my neck of the woods.

Warm Regards, "