I had an idea of placing a sign at the door with it saying something along the lines of "If you're interested in selling your home or would like to unload rental properties you may have, talk to me first".

Again a rehab of almost any property in Baltimore, given almost everything there is older than 1994 is gonna run you probably 120k & that’s before buying & selling costs, holding costs etc, there just aren’t margins to support that at least that I’ve seen. 

@Kermaury MusgroveMy first rental property was renting out my primary residence instead of selling it when I moved.I agree with Bradley's comment.

-Fee based means they can sell commissioned products (insurance mostly) -Fee Only means no commissioned sales usually a %AUM, AUM & Fees or Fees Only.  

There is plenty of office support, AppFolio software, I am open to bumps in commission/bonus structure -- portion of rent raises, lock changes, identifying more MF buildings, commissions IF we decide to sell any properties, etc. 

I am buying land, going to build the house from scratch and sell it.

I then rehab the property and finance it or sell it.

If you identify appropriate homes and the market is favorable to house hacking, this might be a strong incentive to proceed.In the end, the choice will be based on your own situation, tastes, and objectives.

also determine what niche.. keep in mind 85% of agents all do the same thing basically  sell sfr s   there are many niche's in RE..

I have identified a property with significant value, but its purchase is complicated.