Most of them - especially the small mom and pop operates - tend to overstate income (If you raise rents you'll make this" and understate expenses by conveniently forgetting to include some of them. 

Maybe a small company not tied to NAR would work for your wife because then you’re not forced to join NAR at $500-600/year.

Hi, I inherited a 1 family home, where I had been living for more than 10 years, I did not pay rent prior to inheriting, continued to live in after inheriting, no interruption.Got the deed 1.5 years ago after probate procedures , but inherited it 3years ago as a matter of state law the title of the property passes on to the heir upon the descendent’s death.For the last two years it has been owner occupied rental 50% of the property several rooms, it is a small mansion.

Then, decide on the product: SFHs, small MF, large MF, office, retail, etc? 

I have one project under my belt with a small Multifamily that I fully gut renovated and recently fully rented out.

I’ve run into a few small problems concerning the business name and business cards.

I am finding a lot of small cottages or small MF , duplex or triplex on large R3 lots.... 

We snapped up a small Cape Cod last year for 140K, the listing did not mention that it was on four acres of farmland with pastures and a barn, we rehabbed and resold it for 395K, made 75K on the deal.

We are in the process of purchasing our first 8 plex building in McAllen, Texas using a small bank 75% Loan to Value commercial loan.

But I have also built a small team.One thing I'm struggling with on the BRRRR strategy for me is the refinance piece.