Try a daily meditation to focus your mind on what's really important to you (your integrity, character, etc. this may help

As I previously pursed my BBA in Business, I began to notice that in life it's about your character and relationships with people that allow you to excel and also reach the financial goals you wish to obtain.

The end result is that you got paid to find a deal and put deal into cash buyers hand for a fee to you.To answer your other questions, RE licenses exist to protect the public from unscrupulous characters, but you already knew that.

It was character building for sure but I knew it was unsustainable.

These are the older homes but kept up really welland they have the old hardwood floors, character look etc. 

They just don't want to change the character of the neighborhood while they are still selling and building. 

Older, early 1900 homes with tons of character.

If you believe you have no options but to hire a contractor then you should also find an independent boots on the ground person to verify all work preferable before intermittent or final payments are made.Some new investors make bad decisions because they get overly optimistic about the character of a contractor because they are desperate to get the work completed.

Keep in mind these are also in a commercial building with beautiful historical character in a downtown setting.

It speaks volumes to your character!