That's why I'm debating on whether I should I should consider working as a real estate agent or not.My goal is to use 100% of the funds made through flipping homes to purchase rental properties.

There are no strict guidelines about length of ownership term, and there's a lot of debate on the forums about time vs. intent.Most people I think would say, one year is the safe way to go.

I got caught up in some larger internal debate.  

You'll get some introductory knowledge, an idea of what other products/services/education they can provide (which is actually pretty good - especially the financing opportunities), and a chance to sign up to learn more.There's been some debate as to whether or not their education is necessary.

I am just debating if I should give this a shot myself or should I go ahead have the plumber come out.  

I am still debating what brokerage(s) to investigate more seriously as a starting point, and am happy to take any insight in that regard.I currently live in Carroll County, Maryland and plan to stick around for a while with what will hopefully be my first purchase.

Even after work has commenced, this was debated between the architect, electrician, and supplier, so how would I know that off the top of my head going into this?

I debated making a counteroffer given that there was not much room for negotiation from my initial offer.  

We debated selling since the market is strong here and we have quite a bit of equity but after reading up a bit I think we want to go the more Buy & Hold route so we are in the process of putting a suite in our basement which will cover our mortgage & housing expenses.

Currently, in my town, there is a HUGE debate about this, and the city may shut down vacation rentals which aren't licensed.