Wholesale the best deals, take the good listings and pass the rest to fellow agents for a fee?  

Food for thought Justin,Thanks so much for taking time to pass along the intellectual nutrition.

So, your 13+ month option is construed as a sale from the option date unless you can pass the tests of the deal not being seen as a sale agreement, that needs to address intent specifically. 

An LLC is a pass-through entity for one thing so its basically all your money anyways.

Is it illegal to ask potential tenants if they can pass a drug test? 

We also have an entertaining podcast, that is conveniently filled with tons of real estate information.Have you set up your keyword alerts yet?

@James Borin welcome to BP, you will,find a wealth of information here, the podcast are also very educational and entertaining. 

We already have a backup place to live as a gift from my grandparents in case things go wrong or if they pass away we could rent it out for side income, which we are considered very lucky to have.Hopefully the future will be bright for us both.

I really didnt understand this statement until my father suddenly passed away from a heart attack in 2012.

They said the cost of living was high as property taxes are higher %'s upkeep of the home from extreme weather and overall higher from all the activities  that had to come up with to get out of the house clothing, entertainment , the right snow cars not mention wear and tear on the vehicles.