Commercial loans tend to be more strict about showing 6+ months of reserves.4.)

VA, USDA, and FHA loans have low or now down payments but are quite strict on buying a home that needs very few repairs.

The licensing rules now a days are very strict can even when there is nothing wrong it can be sticky.

Is it better to go through a Real estate agent when making offers on investment properties or do you fill out contracts yourself and submit them strictly as an investor?? 

If  The tax buyer has strictly complied with the Illinois property tax code, they can get possession about a month or two after the redemption period has expired.2.  

It's not a given but most HOA's are pretty strict with regards to allowing STR's.

Likewise, balloon payments are very strictly regulated on your primary home.  

From a strictly Real Estate and  Non Political standpoint,We  know  from the new  administration and it's  background of  real estate,  times will be  favorable  for  RE investors.

I just passed my license exam today so I am interested in this subject as well.My soon to be first broker told me you will know when to hire an assistant or bring in a partner.It's when you're so busy trying to catch up on all your paperwork,service your clients needs,going on back to back appointments,making dozens of phone calls strictly for Escrow tasks,and so on that you can't keep up with your daily lead generation to keep the business sustainable in 3 months when your current clients are done with and gone.When you get to the point where you're getting both listings and new buyers signed every week,start looking around your office for an agent that likes working with buyers on a daily basis and doesn't mind being an open house master every weekend.

But, I would have separate accounts just to track the expense  that was spent strictly for rental area of the house.