I've leased on Christmas eve/day and new year's eve/day on multiple occasions over the last 5 years. 

Getting the license makes a lot of sense now.I will tell you that there has been a number of occasions where disclosures were not given to me, especially the Agency Disclosures.In fact, one Broker was representing both the Seller and myself just recently and I never received the Dual Agency Disclosure.Another problem I see is in the case of a building that I bought over 6 years ago which is past the Statue of Limitation for Real Estate lawsuits, the legal use of the property was mis-represented by ALL parties, including the Agent, the Broker, the Appraiser and the Attorneys.

I am not an accredited investor and have on a couple of occasions seen attractive deals I couldn't get into because the investors are only accepting accredited investors.

@Charles Kao It can be a blessing to have the "right" lawyer around, especially when you need them (or so I've been told on many occasions).

Then there's the occasion when you run across that individual who is determined to manipulate the system so they can cause you as much grief and cost you as much money as possible.

I recommend you leave them your contact information and continue to follow up on occasion.

However, I have used TSP loans on three occasions to purchase real estate.

@Brandon Turner and @David Greene have mentioned on several occasions that "rockstars hangout with rockstars."  

I have also dealt with the City of Columbia on several occasions regarding the conformity of MFH with a long vacancy.

Although we will likely not use the property ourselves as we are in California, my partner, who lives on the east coast does plan to use it on occasion for vacation from time to time.