For other retirement plans, like IRAs, for example, you don’t have to wait on the employer because it’s an individual retirement account and not an employer-sponsored plan.  

The best argument for the traditional agent in my opinion is that some individuals have the ability to be in the deal flow, have good relationships with vendors, lenders, escrow agents etc. and know how to negotiate on behalf of the client.  

the location of this house puts it in an interesting location near a military base (good rotation of guaranteed paid individuals) also in a location surrounded by high value houses.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I was originally attracted as they used to have a hook into Quickbooks (desktop version)...

But if you are just getting started you have to leverage the fact that you have more time to spend on an individual lead than someone running a bigger operation in order to compensate for the fact that you dont have the same kind of budget as a bigger operation.

., so to confirm, I could borrow from bank (business loan) or an individual (personal loan) and get to deduct the interest if the funds are used for a business relevant purpose.......

How do individual investors short CMBS? 

Someone like @Jesse Byrer  would be able to look at your individual situation and answer for question for sure!

Most turn key companies have economies of scale that an inexperienced individual doesn't.

So with that, I’m excited to grow in this community and learn from so many talented individuals while sharing such an awesome interest!