Also, depending on the part of town the home is in, it may be a great rental for military families or individual military renters.

The amount of mark up could be 10%, it could be 20%, it could be a flat fee, or have a minimum: i.e. regardless of cost of repair, they will charge greater of $50 or 20%.Depending on the amount of steady maintenance your property needs, this can become very pricey.  

@Alex Clark, it would all depend on what you bought and how much you paid vs. how much you could rent that specific property for. 

Depending on the size of the property, that may be appropriate, or it may not be necessary.

Probably 20-120 in attendance depending on the topic.

I would look into a DSCR loan option it will require 15-25% down depending on the lender but it's based off the asset and if it debt services rather than based off the individual. 

It ultimately depends on your individual investment goals and risk tolerance.

It depends on what you're trying to accomplish... if you're not planning on investing in properties here, or even using the license part/full time to broker transactions - then I think you answered your own question. 

Of course, there is a fee for this, $250 and up, depending on the size of the dwelling. 

They add that to your w-2 income and out they spit how much you owe on taxes or how much you get back depending.