Only place I felt "safe" in CA was on base.

Are they commission based, flat fee?

So the question becomes based on their individual and personal tax situation what is the estimated tax burden they'd save? 

Across the remaining portfolio, I have a really good amount of equity which I can tap into based on opportunities but need to finish cleaning up my personal debt prior to going that route to get best rates etc.

Just some notes to consider based on what your unit is like. 

Real estate is not my of my knowledge base at all but I want to start working on building passive income now (I’m 44). 

My credit should be the highest allowable also and I shouldn't have problems with approval.Ok, i shopped about 80 lenders (based on Fridays rates, market is closed so no live pricing)Conventional Full Doc loan you would be at 7.875% if you put 20% down (you said what the house was worth, but not your purchase price). 

Real estate is so localized that most federal based policy changes don't have massive influence.I can see him (semi-)privatizing Freddie/Fannie.

Originally posted by @Ryan Allison:@Kevin Chandler Hartford can vary street to street but with your price range you should be able to land something there based on what you're looking for. 

In addition, education can only teach you so much - what type of experience-based learning do you receive when joining these teams?