We go after a series of smaller revolving lines for our clients and thereby rack up results that are typically 3 to 5 times what a borrower can procure for themselves.

.—(1) As used in this part:(a) “Broker” means a person who, for another, and for a compensation or valuable consideration directly or indirectly paid or promised, expressly or impliedly, or with an intent to collect or receive a compensation or valuable consideration therefor, appraises, auctions, sells, exchanges, buys, rents, or offers, attempts or agrees to appraise, auction, or negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, or rental of business enterprises or business opportunities or any real property or any interest in or concerning the same, including mineral rights or leases, or who advertises or holds out to the public by any oral or printed solicitation or representation that she or he is engaged in the business of appraising, auctioning, buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, or renting business enterprises or business opportunities or real property of others or interests therein, including mineral rights, or who takes any part in the procuring of sellers, purchasers, lessors, or lessees of business enterprises or business opportunities or the real property of another, or leases, or interest therein, including mineral rights, or who directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or in the negotiation or closing of any transaction which does, or is calculated to, result in a sale, exchange, or leasing thereof, and who receives, expects, or is promised any compensation or valuable consideration, directly or indirectly therefor; and all persons who advertise rental property information or lists.

As an alternative, would you use these funds to procure an additional property that cash flows to start growing my personal portfolio which is my goal.

We procure vendors periodically throughout the year and several vendors compete for our business as it gives them residual work throughout the year without advertising for new business.

With that being said, I implemented a ton of systems to streamline and automate which took a lot of research and months to procure and property management rates for STR is much higher and I wanted to avoid that.I would encourage you to consider self-managing.

I'm not a personal home and auto agent, I live in the world of commercial insurance procurement and risk management.  

It would be advantageous to have no taxable revenues those early first few years, which can be achieved may ways such as electable deductions on capital improvements, different equipment procured and so on.

Previously I thought that was the exception to procuring properties. 

It enables a landlord to screen a tenant and make the best evaluation using their information.

A real estate broker's license is required for any person or company that, for compensation, rents, or offers, attempts or agrees to the rental of any real property or who advertises or holds out to the public by any oral or printed solicitation or representation that she or her is engaged in the business of leasing or renting business enterprises or business opportunities or the real property of another, or leases, or who directs or assisting in the procuring of prospects or in the negotiation or closing of any transaction which does, or is calculated to, result in a leasing of real property; and all persons who advertise rental property information or lists.http://cca.hawaii.gov/rico/files/2014/03/MARCH-201...You would be my new absolute best friend if you can show me something that contradicts this.