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She also said I could take regular listings and wholesale under my corporate name, just keep them separate.

I am a hedge fund attorney and deal with these entities regularly. 

I think the REI meetings and interaction for a lot of people is important.For that reason I am a believer that in this industry if your new getting a RE license can be good thing.. you actually learn about real estate and laws.

We hear about new horror stories regular on BP and it is about time someone turns the shoe on these jokers.

It is typical, but my guess is that they want to be sure you have no "undesirable" criminal offenses; selling drugs, murder and the like, and also to be sure that you can afford the regular HOA fees.  

Good deals are going within 1 day and even regular homes that are upgraded decently are on the market for less than 2 weeks. 

These conditions can be observed by regular visits.If there is concern, talk to plumbers, contractors, etc. to let you know what they see when they visit. 

About 80% of the transactions I'm involved with are regular listings.  

Do they interact well with everyone?