I need licenced and insured trimmer. 

As a wholesaler, the fees are already marginal for most.I too am about to take the step to get my license.My last flip, cost me $15K in agent fees and $10K in private money closing fees and about $7K in interest for that private money loan.If I had my own license (brokerage), that would save me a LOT of money and a ton more deals to be made and a ton more ways to get paid out of each deal.I still need to look into the actual, theoretical and practical consequences doing what I do as a licence agent... but I know there is a lot of money gone, not having my licence!

@Jodi G  you actually don't need a licenced servicer in the state of TX. 

@Nick QuarandilloI'm a Sophomore in college with my RE Licence and am closing my first deal next week.

I have a Ledger of every penny going out.Regarding the 199A, I have an Inactive real estate licence and have purchased a few vacant lots and warehouse buildings in the past 2 years, I am going to research the deduction to see if I qualify.

I have... ...about 50 times each.While those stories go on and on about how people (fictitious animals) keep taking if you keep giving, what they don't cover is once you stop... you stop.Basically the future problems are now.I have a property that I was planning on rehabbing and renting out.It currently has the previous renters of two years inside.They want to pay and stay for another month until school ends for the kids and then get out or stay and pay the market rent.If they don't pass the rental application process, they are out.

But you blatantly ignored this point only getting caught up in the details of my fictitious story to point out how my story was a bad example (which I stated it was).   

You are dealing with a group of people who are fundamentally stupid, and tripping them up is ridiculously easy.An ex tenant of ours had a fictitious lawyer call us up, threatening all sorts of things.  

He buys SFHs that have a existing licenced secondary suite in the basement.  

I haven't been to big on getting my RE licences.