As a new agent, I suggest going with a big brand name brokerage that has good training like a Long & Foster (Who I work for), Keller Williams, etc.

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?

The only experience I have is buying my primary residence in which I used an agent to acquire.

I've located several but I want an agent with experience with rental comps. 

I'm in at 90k and have talked with a real estate agent who recommends that the home will bring 170k remodeled.

Or of course you can focus on being an agent to build up enough capital to invest with.

We are in central New Jersey and looking for an approved and certified 203k general contractor to work on a house we just bought

Im not a lender, but as a real estate agent who specializes in investors, I've seen most of the loan options being utilized.

can anyone tell me why they say we can wholesale with no money down but when putting a property under contract the sellers or sellers agent always ask for some kind of a deposit..

I would spend summers working at job sites so the construction aspect is not foreign to me.I am also a trained CFP, certified financial planner, so the numbers aspect is not confusing.I suppose the main challenge I have is actually buying a house.