That said, I'm still not 100% sure on what exactly the conflict of interest is with selling your own personal property after you sign on with a RE brokerage?

I have an in-law (Aunt) that works as a full time agent in Atlanta and am conflicted on whether it's the right way to go in listing our personal residence and buying our new one.She is full time and seems to have done well over the past ~3 years or so, but I'm wary of potential conflicts that could arise. 

I've looked up Oklahoma insurance rates and I'm getting very conflicted statistics.

My understanding is that unless the state/county/city housing authority is the owner (or majority owner), it would be a conflict to award vouchers for exclusive use to your facility.That said...

I keep getting conflicting advice about loan options.

You said you were willing to be wrong , but the above statement conflicts that.contrast your statement with one of the statements in my first reply :"First point - If you think from a common sense / ethics point of view , it is clearly shady .

This has to be a conscious decision, and generally I advise against it, but some owners insist...Trying to run a rooming house, OTOH, is a giant pain... you have personality conflicts to deal with on top of "normal" rental issues.

The case law in North Carolina is clear that there is a conflict of interest for the closing attorney if they draft the security instrument for the seller and represent the buyer...SO.... here I require the seller to get independent counsel to draft the second note and security instrument.

This strikes me as a big conflict and would negotiate a change with a lawyer's help or get a different manager company.

If I were the agent, I would think this presents a conflict of interest.