You will need to work under a broker who may have office fees and E and O insurance (each broker operates differently).   

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If you can get a fourplex you could potentially be living for free and using that E-5 BAH as your income or reinvest it into aother property.

Paul, I plan on downloading that book after I finish the BiggerPockets "Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing" e-book.

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stephan. here is how i do it. granted, i have been doing it for years now, but it works. it sounds like you know how to do it now. go thru, get a list, a very very well detailed list of everything you need. go to home depot and lowes and get prices. add 20% to your total just for error sake. usually, you will go over your budget by 10% so 20% gives you a fail safe. figure out how much you can do and how much you would have to hire done. then, find handymen and college kids to do everything you can't do, for pennies on the dollar. you will be amazed how cheap you can do it

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My income is relatively inconsistent, as I own an e-commerce business that has its ups and downs.

It also is a bit questionable to re-list a property with the same agent and reset the DOM.

I was focused on putting together my buyer's list as well and that has been kindda holding me back from moving forward with my business.