I now have to provide the routine documents (W-2s, pay stubs, tax returns ect...)

I gave my $300,000 move-in ready beautiful vacant home to this large well known local co in Oct 2016.( Ive owned and self-managed another very similar rental in the same subdivision-- since 1998--and it has never had one day of vacancy in 16 years-- rented at $1860.This professional pm co put all utilities in their name on my new property and turned the hot water heater ON and the Water ON ( even tho the main water cutoff valve is easily accessible in the coat closet beside the garage.They let the property sit VACANT OCT-NOVand on their "routine inspection on Dec 1, to make sure hobos had not moved in" they SAW the water heater in the garage was spewing (at full blast) A 20' stream/ fountain of HOT WATERand that the entire finished closed garage was covered COVERED !!

You will also need to regularly attend continuing education courses and some brokers have mandatory meetings at their offices.If you are an arm chair investor who would like to passively park their capital in real estate investments then no you should not get your real estate license.

Regular home buyers?

A lot of it depends on how regularly the bank reviews its rolls and tries to get rid of underperforming properties. 

I am currently trying to nail down a place and hope to get regular monthly meetings set up by March!

The agent had told me we would be fine with regular property insurance for 2 - 3 months, but the rehab had dragged on.  

----Rand & Associateshttp://randlaw.net/----Girodat & Associateshttp://atlantarealestatelaw.com/----I haven't worked with them personally but some of my investor friends use them on a regular basis.

I can see myself being available. if it was direct access to me that'd be tough because I am a structural engineer that is regularly on conference calls.Ryan- I'd love to connect further.

Track all you do and review it regularly and see where you might cut your expenses gain your income.Always do your math analysis and try to look at your prospective properties before you make an offer or at least put a clause in the sales contract (for about 10 to15 days) without a penalty that will hurt you too much.