Furthermore, since you mentioned that you are in the process of obtaining your Real Estate License, you can ramp up those savings by earning sales commissions by helping sellers/buyers. 

Your local zoning officer and Planning Commission can help with this on the municipal side.

After broker commission finally I got 2% back on my purchasing price. 

She can do the negotiating and making of offers to earn her commission.

That would be fees such as real estate commission, title costs, qualified intermediary fees, etc...

For example a real estate agent may only be paid when a commission is earned.

I am currently on W2, though it's commission based, so I have an irregular income, however, I'm expected to make 60-70k on the low end my first fiscal.

I am trying to decide if this is a worthwhile endeavor.From what I have read, the main benefit is early access to MLS for purchasing homes and saving on commission costs while selling homes.This leads to two questions: - Is simply having early access to new listings worth $600, or is it only worthwhile if I plan on flipping and selling a property on my own?

Do you collect rents and then distribute owner payouts + your commission using Baselane? 

If the property can be respectably sold for $250 you have to be all in at around $200 including the commission and carry cost.