It looks like there are new investments in the area to create employment.

And that is split with your brokerage, and what you get is taxed as self employment income, which remember has a higher tax rate than a w2 income.Other costs with your license are mls dues, sentrilock/suprakey dues, Realtor association dues, e&o insurance, continuing education classes, possibly desk fees from broker.

Look at Allure from trafficmaster at HD.

I am self employed, 51 yo, and looking to invest my retirement money in Real Estate!! 

Xero has come out with a self employed version (think it is free or low cost)  that makes it super easy to swipe one way for personal and one way for business.  

I am a self-employed handyman with over thirty years experience.

i am a self-employed contractor looking for a way to i invest in rel estate to obtain financial freedom to be able to spend more time with my three year olds son 

I would think you would be best demonstrating what you have done in the field as a more or less self employed real estate entrepreneur.

Any help, suggestion and or guidance would be appreciated.I am self-employed, and already work in the flooring industry.

My favorite is using the Intuit Self Employed App because it automatically tracks miles as part of the monthly price and updates your expense tracking.