Effectively, I would be acting as the buyer's agent, which requires a written agreement, and my fee can only be a commission.   

Individual retirement plans were developed for people who do not know how to manage their money and save for their future.

@Dave Meyer your post is a little vague so I'm not sure about what type of opportunity you are talking about with these houses (rental, flip, development, other, etc).

Since my intended purpose is selling, that is basically complete and ready for the development of a ‘minor’ cosmetic punchlist.

I am currently looking to flip and develop single family homes with the possibility of moving in the multifamily developments in the future.

A few years back I bought a 3300sqft single family home for 650k in SilverSpring,MD in a new upscale development that has a mix of townhouses and higher end single family homes (VA loan).

A few years back I bought a 3300sqft single family home for 650k in SilverSpring,MD in a new upscale development that has a mix of townhouses and higher end single family homes (VA loan).

This one family owned a small development of duplexes each half house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and the family will rent each half house to three students.

This has had a profound effect on the city....there is gentrification everywhere, both residential and commercial, much of which is not shown on this map.  

During the time you are working toward the 2 year mark concentrate on improving your credit score, living frugally to save every penny and developing relationships with other investors.Choose your friends and associates based on them having money and being interested in real estate investing.