Finally digging through the dol.gov, found a helpful link: http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/assistants.htmlI see that you don't need a license if you are:Property management assistantsUnlicensed assistants who provide property management brokerage services for the owner, designated broker, or managing broker may perform the following tasks and duties:Unlicensed assistants may… Deliver lease applications, leases, or any amendments.Receive lease applications, leases, amendments, security deposits, rental payments, or any related payment for delivery to, and made payable to, the owner or real estate firm.Show rental units.Execute leases or rental agreements, rental payments, or any related payment for delivery to, and made payable to, the owner or real estate firm.Act as a scrivener, completing blanks on preprinted and preapproved rental agreements with the exact language provided by the property owner, designated broker, or managing broker.

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After a walk-through with my wife and our Realtor this weekend, we've decided to make a few design changes in the master bedroom. 

Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary.(9) Promptly commence an action under Chapter 1923. of the Revised Code, after complying with division (C) of section 5321.17 of the Revised Code, to remove a tenant from particular residential premises, if the tenant fails to vacate the premises within three days after the giving of the notice required by that division and if the landlord has actual knowledge of or has reasonable cause to believe that the tenant, any person in the tenant's household, or any person on the premises with the consent of the tenant previously has or presently is engaged in a violation as described in division (A)(6)(a)(i) of section 1923.02 of the Revised Code, whether or not the tenant or other person has been charged with, has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of, or has been determined to be a delinquent child for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a violation as described in that division.

Since it is nearing the end of the tenancy, I agree it would be best to wait and settle up later.Another approach is to designate how payments will be applied and to establish this from the beginning in the lease, such as:"PAYMENTS. 

But profits are also subject to Self Employment taxes, so there's plusses and minuses to both methods.The issue with taxes is that it is both an art and a science to maximize tax savings and balance other needs and it's really important to sit with a knowledgeable CPA and talk about your specific situation (not your friend's, not somebody else on BP, not your mentor) and have them help you design a tax plan built for you.  

Because I enjoy the planning and coordination, I enjoy design and building, I want to be out in the field often, and I believe I'd excel at it.

Or do you engage in rehabs & flips/wholesaling/other strategies that requires selling off the property in less than 2 years of owning?  

I know they can be hard to find and hard to keep engaged.

My interests were never really engaged in school so I decided to save myself from an eternity of debt.