RetiredMD offers a great program for this and good courses and community for you to share specific details on.

Of course, consult a professional.That's the short of it.

4) Any tips or other resources you would have for the above endeavor?

The first and probably least popular for the servers I know is it is a cash business and historically tips are underreported to save on taxes but that also makes qualifying for loans tricky so you need to make sure you are claiming tips. 

When I do use the MLS, I use a service that charges like $700 and I pay the buying agent 2.5%Keep in mind most people look online for a house, and then when they find one, they contact an agent.

Of course contractors are tough . real estate agents you want to check for who has to most seller representation in the area that you're looking 

Of course, you should be getting a commercial loan anyway when moving your property into a LLC to protect its corporate veil and keep "clean." 

from what i see you have to spend a certain amount of time per year in the bizz and i mean really in the bizz.. this is probably an audit trigger as well.. so if you get audited you need very detailed supporting documentation.the Advantages of course are for the many write offs that being in the business affords us.acquiring a RE license and actively work in the industry usually is the easiest and safest way to claim these write offs.

I studied business administration at American University and took a lot of courses related to finance/investing.

I have been hearing/seeing ads for Steadily and I was curious so I went online to get a quote.