There are many pros, but two cons that seem most prominent in my mind of the bat: 1) getting a license doesn't make you an expert out of the gate, even with MLS - an experienced real estate agent can guide you into an emerging market that you might not know about vs. an obvious, saturated market, for example, or explain why a comp only .2 miles away is actually no good for your prospective purchase, among other things 2) if any litigation were to arise in your r.e. business, having a license will almost undoubtedly mean you are held to a higher standard, probably with respect to any aspect of the deal. 

If it's more rural you'll find a surprising amount of land/vacant lots on Craigslist.

These are good things to know so you don't get surprised.

I would be surprised if one acre would qualify though. 

Our staged beds are empty boxes with air mattresses on top, so he would have been in for a surprise when he tried to jump on in!  

I'm just surprised how much interest I'm getting by only posting on Zillow with a make me move price.  

Wholesaler lurkers, if you need transactional financing because your end-buyer is getting Agency financing, a good transactional lender will let you know how it will play out up-front, and not give you a 156% APR "surprise!"

The wall itself will have little impact (the point I was trying to make as far as it being there already - which many folks surprisingly don't realize).I think other aspects intended on slowing the outflow of cash into Mexico (i.e.

Teachers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians can qualify to buy a home at a 50% discount. 

That way there are no surprises and they know exactly what I am doing.