I had a good run, did about 10 transactions for around $4M in production, and I also ran a "listing coordination" gig for some of the big agents in the office where I'd essentially manage the preparation of properties (improvements/repairs, staging, marketing) for a percentage of their commission- I worked on about $20M worth of sales in this role. 

After real estate fees, house staging, closing on the sale and resale etc.

Stage the home and have professional photos taken to put in the MLS; make sure the listing is appearing on all the major sites (Zillow etc) where potential buyers usually start their home search.

What stage are you, like ready to go?  

.$600k-$800k may not be enough to get a place that is assigned to one of the top elementary schools.

The elementary and middle schools are OK. 

There is a new Mead district elementary school up there too (Mead is the school district north of town in the county, and is known for having very good schools).

We are in the beginning stages of researching general contractors, construction loans, etc....  

I hope to keep finding finance partners to buy properties, but as I am quickly learning, what you set out to do in these early stages often turns into something completely different.

Why jeopardize everything at this stage?