I've done the former and it does make a difference.I don't do the stock market (well not directly, I have stuff through my bank). 

The 3 states I work primarily in already require buyer agency agreements by state law. 50% of our deals are off market, so our commissions already got written into our offers as a standard operating procedure.So virtually no changes for me. 

We are going to be buying property and building a spec home shortly and need to understand the pros and cons of doing this deal through an LLC vs. as individuals, from a tax perspective.

I also had a private investor on the deal (who I just paid off separately) and the numbers looked good to her as well. 

If you’re interested, I can help point you in the right direction or even introduce you to a few folks.

Again I’m no expert I just know that rent stabilized is rough for owners of properties, do your own research on them and 1 unit in a building should not make or break the deal unless your really squeezing numbers.

In fact, given the success I had on my first commercial deal (bought, rehabbed and flipped an 18000 ft light industrial building and netted $500K in 24 months), I'm not even sure I want to do residential going forward. 

If you are not in that kind of area you do what  @Zachary Deal. 

That's an imperfect measure, but we really need to get a sense for what you have to do in order to GET that $108k that it currently brings in.Not giving you the yes/no on if it's a good deal or not, just giving you some ways to think about it. 

I have been cold calling for months now striving for that first wholesale deal.