Some offices will hold tenants responsible for their items (like smoke detectors were there on move in but magically they are not there on the yearly, clearly a tenant issue) but generally speaking they hold the owner responsible no matter who actually caused the problem.  

Before I bought I contacted the office and was told they have a waiting list of at least 30 applicants and a 2 bedroom rented for 600.

I did nights and weekends over about 3 months but was still waiting on the RE Commission's approval to take the test for yet another 3 months after I finished the prep course.Once licensed and joining a brokerage you'll be required to invest about $1500 more in MLS membership fees, NAR membership fees, lockbox code fees, office fees, just a long long list of fees that will feel like a swarm of mosquitoes attacking your checking account, and for a student I guarantee that won't be a good feeling.Starting out as a realtor will be overwhelming, confusing, discouraging, and quite frankly flirting with buyer's remorse about having gotten into the field to begin with. 

Rehab is likely 6 figures (open the layout, rehab pool, rehab kitchen, rehab bathrooms (3) converting one bathroom from 0.5 to 0.75), new and relocated HVAC, Digital locks, patio with deck accessible from Master BR, convert office to BR, convert large BR into 2 BR).  

Ill be visiting your office hopefully and setting up a time to meet you in person should be easier.

I would recommend attending some training sessions organized by the local realtor association with which you plan to align yourself with to help network with the local agents and familiarize yourself with the local loan officers in the area (these events are usually sponsored by the local lender branches) and the start to finish process in the RE transaction.

Don't see how this is different than purchasing Microsoft Office or another program to help run number more efficiently. 

So don't get frustrated if they don't return your call or aren't in the office.

I usually ask my clients to connect me with their prior Loan Officer or someone they worked with at their prior bank to get the form expedited because sending it to corporate to complete can take days...especially with the recent turn times in our industry with servicers.

If there are any local loan officer / property manager / real estate agent.