I heard from a very well-informed mortgage broker that Fannie Mae was reportedly very close to announcing a bump in their property limit from 10 to 12.

Realtors, agents/brokers who are licensees.

I see this on a lot of properties.Conversations about these numbers with brokers can get quite awkward -- I've had some tell me that it's industry standard to price multifamilies this way (no way!)

Like @Eric Black said I would call around to insurance brokers in the area that specialize in habitational insurance.

Brokers will need sales people.

Careful with the fmap.org link above, I signed up and got flooded with calls, txts, and emails from brokers within 2 minutes.

Correct me if I'm wrong but "getting a property under contract" is the exact same as the process one goes through with a broker but with a great price, right?

. $200 per year-Test and Study materials to get license- $500-Brokerage fees - Depends on the broker

All short sales typically live and die by the BPO (Broker Price Opinion).

Nonetheless, I disclosed that I was a licensed broker in CA as that's a pretty universal disclosure.