I would call the Louisiana Department of real estate that oversees licensed agents and get their opinion of you acting as a private business person buying and selling real estate  They have a legal department  in the department of real estate I can't say what put on craigslist, but you can state that "you have homes for rent to own or bond for deed available, and you are private business person  and you are not acting as a fiduciary agent"The more you acknowledge in every correspondence with every homeowner and every tenant buyer that you're not acting as a fiduciary agent and you are acting as a private business person, the better I would get  legal advice on what your disclaimer should say in Louisiana @Bryce Kemmerer thanks  for the shout out Virginia Maryland and DC are all pretty strict about being licensed if you're doing terms deals like lease options, subject to, and wraps

Once you have a solid 1 yrs of self employment and 1 yr of self employment taxes filled then find a good mortgage banker.Upen PatelMortgage Banker, VA Loan SpecialistNational Lender, Federal NMLS# 1374243

My cousin is needing an agent in the Roanoke VA Market.

Could I have made more cash by managing the property myself since it is brand new, built 2014, 5 beds/ 2.5 bath Norfolk, Va?  

I live in VA and have invested throughout the MD, DC & VA.

I'm a bit south of you in Northern Virginia, but I get up to Baltimore a fair amount too- great market up there and I see good opportunities frequently.   

Being in the Armed forces also allow you to take on low down payment programs through VA loans.

However, we could not use our VA because it is still being used on the other house.

Currently I am under contract trying to purchase a home under the VA loan guidelines.

Because it's a VA loan am I doing 2 separate appraisals?