Fortunately, we have a good report with the agent(s) with whom we work and they bring us lots of {potential} deals (on, off and pre-market).In short, it is not at all necessary to have your licence to be an investor here, but it could be beneficial as it can lower your selling costs when the time comes.

In looking up the tax records it appears to have been bought on a short sale back in 2013 for $85,000 and the owner took out a mortgage of $63,000.  

I started to try and persuade her February 2014 shortly after we got engaged.

Although I couldn't get a meeting with Clayton's team on short notice, I did do a drive by of the duplex they had sent me as an already sold example: 820 N Oakland Ave. 

I applied for a mortgage through a broker shortly after getting it fully rented. 

@Victor Vazquez, your willingness to be creative and put your short term comfort second to earning income is going to lead you to a very wealthy future.

In the short term, we are currently in the process of defining our goals, educating ourselves, developing our team, building reserves and learning how to analyze deals.  

Short answer... yes.  

There really is not a sweet spot short of your initial investment.  

Doing Fix and Flip can be used as a way to make a short term achievement to your Wholesaling.