Hi Claude,I just closed on a 3 family in Newark, and went through the process of registering the units with the rent control office.

I also host a meetup event (Building Wealth through Real Estate Investment) at my office for new and experienced investors alike. 

If another agent in your office sold your home, you would benefit since you own the brokerage. 

What I have seen most Loan Officers do is split marketing costs, but you can't pay more since that could also be considered a kickback.I have also seen companies have realtor's get licensed as an MLO while they handle most of the transaction for them and pay them a cut since they will be the MLO and Realtor on the loan. 

That, and lots of refi-only loan officers don't know what they are doing, but have been forced to offer purchase mortgages because no one is refinancing, so they just regurgitate FHA rules as if they were applicable to conventional, because they do not know any better. 

It's a 2bd (with a large office as well), 1.5ba upscale unit in great shape, very well-maintained, and very close to bars, restaurants, and transit.

If you would reject them if they were not Section 8, you should still reject them if you are Section 8.Not all Section 8 administrators (JD Amelia, Imagineers, local housing office) are created equal. 

:) Great self-managing comes for well-organized systems, polices, and procedures.Any advice on ways I can move forward with my goals?

VC firms typically do not do real estate, maybe a family office but that relationship takes a good amount of time to build and as you mentioned they will want to see experience.This is a hard question, but I ask them - what are you bringing to the table?

Office is never going to rebound.