One benefit to buying now would be that we'd rent out additional bedroom to current roommate - so we wouldn't be paying more in rent than we are now.

From gross rentals, a license fee (to use a well known brand hotel), and a management fee are deducted before I would receive my net rental income, which would pay for the mortgage, taxes, insurance, and HOA costs. 

In addition to Cody Cox mentioned earlier, others are Chris Seveney who has a couple funds, Josh Andrews and Bob Malecki who have the Notable Fund, Dan Deppen and Andy Mirza also have note funds and all of them contribute regularly on this forum. 

My broker has told me that I do not have to represent myself and that I can act solely as the principal, but will still disclose the fact in additional comments.

I have rental properties and the property management company direct deposit my rental into my bank account instead of naming the properties by address, she just put the property management company name in the additional income.

Many of them charge an additional fee over 10 feet, and some are scammers just looking to get in your house and try to tell you that you need a whole bunch of other services (that they can provide for an additional fee).  

Here's how it plays.Asking price 6.999mNegotiated sales price 6.7mNegotiated closing date Nov. 30thBuyer wants additional 60k in misc reparations i.e. mold, dry rot, termites, etcWe accept counter but want Oct 31st closing due to the timing of a 1031 exchange app.Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter after our teleconference this morning.

My question is, if I make a purchase using myself as a broker, is it possible to receive a credit from the seller when acting as my own agent instead of receiving a brokerage fee?

If you have equity in the property you need to deduct a 10% return off the top of the rent as a additional expense otherwise the equity is being wasted.

My question is what is the process once you do receive a call from a motivated seller?