I also ran my own roofing business one summer of college.

Plus the street isn't a busy one.  

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant specializing in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.Consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for an accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Be honest with them if that is what you are doing though so you don't waste their time if they are busy.

Dominic, you mentioned not being able to scale my business using Shopify as opposed to Wordpress.

I'm sure there's other stuff you'll want to factor in - what businesses are moving to and from each areas. 

I'm not looking for partners, but rather people to collaborate with as I'm working to scale my business.  

Do you believe it will now be more cost effective to hold a license or do you believe the expenses will go up with what I assume will be a flight from the business by low producing real estate agents? 

Loan officers with 25 years of experience typically are more experienced, and have less time per file, because they have an abundance of files.Loan officers with 25 months of experience typically are less experienced, but have more time to devote to you.I can't write my own loans, so when I'm getting a loan I prefer working with less busy people when I'm doing my own real estate investment, they're more responsive and dedicated it feels like.

Oh I agree with you if that rent will be a business income to live on vs just an unrealized gain.