I'm a Real Estate Developer specializing in Commercial mixed-use and Residential multi-family properties.

I just wouldn't pay a guru.Read the forums here, listen to the podcasts, read the Bigger Pockets books, the worksheets, the willingness of people on this board to weigh in on potential deals.That in itself is honestly enough, you will get all of the information (and likely better info) at a fraction of the cost.Find a good real estate agent that specializes in working with investors and tell them you are looking to get into real estate investing and see if they can help you get started.Let me ask this question, what do you hope to get from a guru? 

If that's not working you could work with an investment-focused agent as well.

They will at least need the agent information to work with them to get what they need.

I mean a good one, not the kind that work at 24 Hr Fitness....Sort of like a Life Coach with a special 'degree' in Fitness and Diet... 

Also, with the amount of people hunting pre-foreclosures (wholesalers, agents, individuals, funds, etc.) and scooping them up to flip them, I don't see how the supply could outweigh the demand in the near future.

I'm used to the Brokerage having the E&O policy, but the agents have to pay the premium. 

If not, how challenging is it to obtain a special use permit?

Augustine resident and Real Estate Agent who specializes in STR's.

Is it a no brainer for agents to also get an MLO?