But to answer your question or respond to your statement, an assistant most likely won't have experience regarding project management, property management, cost analysis regarding larger development projects and other things that as you described you see no value in nor would they be able to point to large infrastructures around the Beltway that they assisted in producing and/or managing.

A safe, healthy, efficient home is core to our business.  

A apartment complex is valued by the income it produces so you will need to research market rents, rehab, expenses, taxes and the 100s of other factors that go into purchasing a apartment complex.

You can get some converted 4 units for about the same money that can produce maybe 4% cash on cash, which is not worth even considering.In the Boston area the same 2 family is $400K with $3000 in rent but still negative.These properties are priced for owner occupiers looking for help on the rent.Thanks.

Non producing rental property is a liability, and a giant headache.  

(I believe once son's maxed out insurance he'd be eligible for medicaid & section 8 to pay rent on unit) Then use IRA to purchase income producing property, to further help?

Action will produce results, but you can't control what the responses will be to your actions.2nd thing...define your niche.  

It was supposedly very healthy for your colon.

I'm sure the details would have to be worked out, but that's where I would start.I disagree that all the "good" agents would leave the market, as I think those that are the best and most efficient would survive, and I think you would see the very low producers leave.To bring in another point that hasn't been discussed, listing agents do far less work (excluding the marketing) than even buyers agents.

Will that produce and equity increase of that amount, or more (i.e. will it then appraise out for more)?