Research a market Target one market and 3-4 sub markets Visit the marketMeet with all professionals involved including: PM's, Brokers, Attorney if required, fellow investors in local BP or REIA meet up. 

I know a couple but have yet to get any of them actively involved in our search.

Even in Seattle they haven't applied that yet.

I'm about to finish my 3rd required course and apply to take my exam but wanted to start exploring brokerages and getting a feel for the industry first hand.

In your experience, how much work is involved for a realtor in these types of transactions?

The other thing I would say is that there are some states, like Nevada I believe, where you can set up an LLC without disclosing the names of the people involved in the company.

That type of appraiser will look at the proposed plans and cost involved and what it would cost the builder, if you didn't sell etc. 

For a”flip”, cap gains do not apply....it’s ordinary earned income tax along with self employment ss/med(15.3%).

They need to apply for a modification.

I would agree with JD Martin that is pretty cheap, especially the walls which usually involves drilling 2 holes every 16" between the studs.