You will want to check local law, but in my jurisdiction an UNLICENSED person CAN do the following:  Delivering a lease application, a lease, or any amendment thereof to any person;Receiving a lease application, lease, or amendment thereof, a security deposit, rental payment, or any related payment for delivery to and made payable to the real estate firm or owner;Showing a rental unit to any person, or executing leases or rental agreements, and the employee or retainee is acting under the direct instruction of the owner or designated or managing brokerProviding information about a rental unit, a lease, an application for lease, or a security deposit and rental amounts to any prospective tenant; orAssisting in the performance of property management functions by carrying out administrative, clerical, financial, or maintenance tasks.The key is in how the money is handled. 

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Just because it's a standard accounting function or you think, 'it's gotta be there', doesn't mean it will be. 

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Unless you are in a very dense, high traffic, preferably walking area, the 2nd floor will have functional obsolescence.  

My original plan was to get rid of my retirement accounts (I have $35K in an IRA and 401K combined), take the early distribution penalty and use that to invest.

Code Section 5.062(a)(2) states: "An option to purchase real property that includes or is combined or executed concurrently with a residential lease agreement, together with the lease, is considered an executory contract for conveyance of real property."

When you create a statement from your company that authorizes a member or owner or officer or designated other person to perform a duty(ies) or function(s) of your business, this statement usually needs to be signed by someone who is identified in your Articles of Organization (or Certificate of Organization – whatever it is called in the state of origin) as an authorized person.

Combine that with GRM rule of thumb and it's indeed a way to buy and hold, as I prefer.  

A combination of both, we can discuss further via pm.