The requirement to have a realtor license, according the Maryland state statute 17-102, does not apply when (among other things)"an owner or lessor of any real estate while managing, leasing or selling the real estate, unless the primary business of the owner or lessor is providing real estate brokerage services or...a person while acting in the capacity of a personal representative" Sounds like a carve out for representing yourself to me.Which would be consistent with the NC definition of a realtor as anyone who buys, sells, leases...real estate for others for compensation.

I'm looking into building a detached ADU at our primary residence in La Mesa. 

@Tiffany Da Silva how long have you been at your primary residence?

He also claimed the 25% of the property as primary residence, and he's the only one on the mortgage. 

@Miciah FurbayBuy a primary residence in a good area using a 5% down payment convention loan, don't max out your DTI, in 12 months buy another primary residence with another 5% down payment conventional loan and start renting out the first one.

I am looking to do my first BRRRR that I do not live in as a primary residence.

Cashed out on a primary to buy an investment when the rates were good.

You are interested in real estate investing and are looking for resources to develop your knowledge.I work with a lot of doctors and busy, high income earners to help them build real estate portfolios to slow down at work and offset some of their W-2 or business income.Some books to consider are Multi-Family Millions by David Lindahl, Investing in Real Estate with No and Low Money Down by Brandon Turner, and Equity Happens by Robert Helms & Russell Gray.Some You tube channels to follow include Get Rich Education, Ken McElroy, Jason Hartman, and the Real Estate Guys Radio Show.Yes, until you are making attending physician money, I would house hack the house you live in by renting rooms or buying a duplex as a primary residence with low money down.To Your Success!

This will serve as my primary residence and I'm hoping to rent out the other 3 units.

But if your gains are, say $250k, and you lived there for a year, you'd get the primary home tax exemption up to that $250k. 6 months, 125k.