Does anyone have any knowledge on whether I can represent myself in a transaction with a builder on the purchase of a new construction home for myself as an actively licensed broker in WA Seattle area and collect or save on the commission myself?  

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Feel really strongly about this number, as the house next door sold for 175k 6 weeks ago.

I am by no means an attorney and to my limited knowledge I don't know of anyone who has gotten "caught" with the new illinois law, but my understanding is that you can not "Market" (aka sell side of wholesale) more than one property per year.So if you had a licensed agent do the "marketing" of the property once it's under contract then you should be in the clear.You can of course double close, but the law is more specific to the marketing of the property vs. how it's closed.My suggestion @Andrii Sazhnev would be to find another wholesaler who has their broker's license to work with them while starting to get your license...in my opinion (if you have the time) it is worth it for anyone who is doing real estate full time to get there license - simply for the education and MLS access.

I would start with the architect and knowledgable agent to know what is going to give you the biggest return. 

For those of you who do, are you happy with your current management, and if so, what are the main things you feel they do to create value for you? 

In a way it feels like the City is making it more difficult for landlords to hang around because yearly inspections with a laundry list of repairs makes it real difficult to cash flow when my cash flow is just being held for the future, inevitable inspection.My opinion/thoughts.

I feel like real estate is the right tool to reach that goal.Thank you all for reading and I hope we can connect soon!

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