There are multiple large hospitals and plenty of large companies here, all that have employees who travel for work and are great STR tenants.

I’m also a government employee and have used a loan ($50k) to cover the rehab of a property.I don’t see it as an all in thing, as a fed, you are working towards a pension, social security, still putting in 10% into a 401k (with employer match)  and have a regular w2 income as long as you want to hang around.

It's not at all unusual for companies to have conflict of interest and ethical contracts or stipulations for its employees or associated vendors. 

- Most offices have their own hourly employees who perform closings as part of their regular jobs.

What I hate most are lawyers, city employees, condo/hoa boards and plumbers.

HAR - Houston Association of Realtors) has a mandatory minimum photo count for single family homes unless the buyer specifically refuses and that requires signed paperwork to do.

A perfect skillset besides real estate, contract for deeds in particular, would be a knowledge of lending laws, and of course Employee Retirement Income Security Act or 1974 (ERISA).   

@Marcus Johnson You're exactly right but how long would it take the average W2 employee to save enough to buy their first property in cash?

I would need more employees without so, I think it is worth it for sure.

@Thomas Talbert your CPA should be telling you that you need to make yourself a W-2 employee of the company and pay yourself a monthly paycheck.The payroll tax deductions will help avoid a huge end of the year tax bill.Also, too large of a tax bill will piss off the IRS and they may charge you penalties + interest for not making quarterly estimated tax payments.