ALL great advice and information provided above!

However, there is a MLO endorsement available to the broker license, maybe this would provide the exemption.

As we can all see, STR are making an impact.

I’m being told by accountant you can’t do schedule E if going this route, but if you do schedule C then you have to provide substantial services.  

I have MLS access and have been crosschecking the numbers that sites like Rentcast.io provide and they seem pretty darn accurate.

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Pretty much all that have been mentioned here between the two vehicles.a lot of the other items come into play based on your own specific financial situation.so for what you have provided that is all 

I provide huge value to them by delivering a product for their clients, and they provide huge value to me since I get more eyes into the property that I'm selling and am favored from an already built-in relationship and trust between the agent and buyer.

I chose to build my PM business from ground.To create a working system and to organize processes is difficult in the beginning, but to my experience it is possible to create a working model based on personal knowledges and then to provide a high level of service to the clients.

Many investors overpaid over the last few years relying on these figures as it greatly impacted the cap rate/cash flow analysis utilized.