If you are making a salary, then you are working for someone else in THEIR business, not YOUR business.Yes...get your license...tough to work in real estate sales without it. 

Boston is a tough (premium) market

I am a federal worker and in the National Guard so there is a relatively high chance that I would leave after 5 years.

Traditional financing is going to be tough as a self-employed individual.

Tough to find. 

At the end of the day singe families are tough in NJ for buy and hold but multi families have huge potential if done right.

But the IRA ruling stated that for non-US workers, Payer (employer) will need to withhold 30% of their pay, wow.

It's a tough scenario.

You might want to get your regulars agent to take a look at it for your market.I'm sure agents fight to keep the deals together if things start to go south, like a tough inspection, or some other issue when the commission is more. 

Small balance commercial deals like this can sometimes be tough to find financing on due to the small size but I know of a few great avenues.