There is no set fee and there is no automatic "agreement" on what commissions will be (anti-trust).

You can get either a residential or commercial mortgage on a 2-4 unit property.

Loans on single family homes and 2-4 units are considered residential loans and those, generally, don't want to lend on LLCs.However, when you're dealing with bigger apartments like 20-units...having an LLC is for all intensive purposes, required (loans on those are commercial loans).

I have now tailored my job search to be much more residential-based and one that allows me to be a bigger player in the company.

Personally, I have always been under the impression that I would get my real estate license and practice residential real estate, but more recently, I have developed an interest in investing myself.

I have narrowed down to obtaining one of three licenses: Appraisal, Residential Inspector, or Real Estate.

Because this is residential the Rent roll and Cap rates don’t really matter to the lender and appraiser.Hope this helps.

Perhaps it was one of the many anti-landlord laws that the city & state were looking to implement at the end of last year, but didn't?

Glad to know I'm not alone hahaCommercial multi-family is where I eventually want to end up as well; but for now, I'd rather get started with residential, and work towards commercial.I'm hoping to stay as close to my current area (Sandy Springs) as possible. 

With the right renovation this could be a residential conversion, potentially condos or apartments.