As a landlord, you are representing yourself to the public as a business. 

His advice was that if you have a client who wants to do a sub to transaction, to bow out of that deal and recommend they do the transaction with their attorney instead of representing them.

Additionally, listing brokers represent what seller's provide them. 

The agreement of forbearance or modification should have the borrowers knowledge that they are in default, that they understand that the lender is forgoing foreclosure at this time in exchange for the deed in lieu, and that the borrower is represented by legal counsel.  

As an agent, you can also represent yourself and put your commission toward the down payment, further lowering your out of pocket costs.

Checked it on zillow and coordinated with my realtor who represented me How did you finance this deal?

The office space added represents a saving of $2500 a month I was going to pay in a lease for an offsite building for my expanding team and staff.

Both miss a whole lot of logic that needs to be there in order to represent the full scope of the picture.

While not my main area of practice I represented a Brooklyn credit union lender, some buyers/sellers and a few landlords in real estate transactions and rent arrears cases.While we had successes and some failures along the way I ultimately concluded that I wanted to do something different with my life and cashed out of the business.

You're an attorney who wishes to represent people in the purchase and sale of real estate?