Has anybody used virtual assistants for this sort of thing?

I would throw in some sort of "apprenticeship program" where they have to work at a Real Estate Office.

An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do. 6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

Might be a good option to sort that too on what your strategy is and the type of available product.

My goal is to keep learning until I get my W2 sorted out. 

And there's a pretty good community of fantastic people investing in Abilene in all sorts of different realms of real estate using tons of different strategies.

Does Wisconsin have any sort of Guarantee or Recovery fund for licensees?

Is there some sort of formula or rule of thumb to follow in a transaction like this?

Keep in mind when answering, you must factor in the cost of getting them sorted and into the mail along with the printing!

You can put those things in any non-sterile environment and they will be covered in all sorts of yucky stuff in a week.