Became a real estate agent after I fell in love with home ownership processes and out of love with my 9-5.

Being an agent will take time to replace your income, 1-2 years.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I make sure there agent get's the inspection and quote reports with all this because this "mother fk's" them.

Or do I rely on my agent and his PM connections?

@Greg ReeseMost small investors will benefit by having the LLC created in the state where the property is located at.Creating an LLC in a state like Nevada, Delaware, Wyoming may be better for the big players if items such as charging orders, business friendly case law, anonymity are important to you.However, be mindful that setting up LLC's in those states will add to your costs as you may have increased annual fees for annual LLC fees + registered agent fees.

talk to agents. 

I’d be happy to connect and share ideas on building a solid plan, like assembling your CORE 4 (agent, lender, property manager, contractor) to help streamline your journey.

Having a real estate license, I would credit the commission payed out I would receive for being my own agent towards closing costs for the new property.

I've talked to two local agents about possible price points to list at, but it almost seems like they are pulling numbers out of a hat.