My company has done up to 15 tracts (parcels) at a time, and one deal that involved 5 independent sellers (us as buyer), with one blanket loan... all handled via the closing attorney, who is a great asset for deals like this.

We started a small independent brokerage last year so if we can be off assistance just let me know. 

I believe if I put my all into it I could reach financial freedom and independence and I'm willing to put my all into it.

yep i'm with Arlen on the importance of labor laws and liability thus the need for a legal middleman if you employ anyone other than a licensed independent contractor under a written contract, even if it's a 'consultant' or 'virtual' assistant/temp.

Doing the credit screening in the US requires advance preparation because you have to be "approved" to run credit check independently.

Oh well, purchase prices over here in Finland are kind of ridiculous compared to the rental income you get.Anyway, I am dead set on becoming financially independent before I turn 40 years old (I'm 26 at the moment) and have decided that real estate will play a large part in this plan.

Handyman workers are very independent types that don't do one thing in one area for long.Agree @James Wise .

My current role invovles analyzing loan profitability, assesing portfolio risk and designing new process/methodology to maximize profits for my employer. i work scpecifically with mortgages, so i have seen and gain a deep understanding on how a mortgage work and the profits behind them. that said, it made me realize that if i couldn't be a lender i could probably an investor or whosaler to maximize my cash flow. i plan to be financial independant by the time i am 45. i am now 32, so i only have 13 years left the clock is thicking!

But because I am a licensed broker (bypassing the salesperson portion) I've been trying to think through how I would possibly go about starting an independent broker agency.

As a newbie RE Broker in CA, how would you go about the process of becoming an independent and solo RE broker?