I am looking at this mainly from the standpoint of investing - so I have a lot of the benefits that agents have, can look at properties I like quickly, but also use myself as an agent so I can obtain the 3% commission myself when I buy property.

Getting to 10k a month in 5 years assuming you obtain no more capital in any other way, I'm not sure on.

A bank has nothing to do with you obtaining other financing, but fishing for money in this manner can become predatory dealing quickly even when you don't have any ill intentions.

I am looking at becoming an agent from the standpoint of investing - so I have a lot of the benefits that agents have, can look at properties I like quickly, but also use myself as an agent so I can obtain the 3% commission myself when I buy property.

During the 1994 Northridge earthquake I started storing totaled MH's and derelicts at my construction yard then started dishing them off to ranchers and brokers from Mexico and was thereby required to obtain my manufactured home dealers license due to the volume of business I was conducting.I then used my dealers and contractor's licenses to purchase new MH's directly from manufacturers, installing them on lots/parcels and reselling or rent/leasing them.

Kathleen- When an agent says they are "investor friendly", they usually mean they would like to obtain a long buyers list of people who will rush to purchase a home at full price when the agent calls with a new listing for a rehab or rental.  

I can also choose to take the day off, without obtaining anyone’s permission.

Anything is obtainable with enough insight, hard work, and dedication.

You also want to be able to switch coverage on the fly between a property being vacant, occupied or under renovation as sometimes you might experience a longer vacancy than expected during a turn or have to do a more major renovation after many years.In this structure, it is possible to insure multiple controlling entities under one master policy schedule and obtain "excess" liability coverage in excess of your underline $1,000,000, in increased increments of $1,000,000.Also, all "personal" policies and "personal umbrella" policies have what is called a "Total Pollution Exclusion."

I am looking at becoming an agent from the standpoint of investing - so I have a lot of the benefits that agents have, can look at properties I like quickly, but also use myself as an agent so I can obtain the 3% commission myself when I buy property and saving commission when I sell -- this would not be a full time job, merely part-time.