If local - I would attends chamber of Commerce meetings and local homeowner association/neighborhood meetings. 

If you want it just for the MLS acces, keep in mind between licensing fees, association fees, e&o insurance, mls fees and all the other required fees you are looking at almost $4,000 a year to maintain your license.  

If you need a good real estate attorney, Bob Borla with Borla North & Associates in Downers Grove is a great one.

I haven't done any investing quite yet but have sold homes as a sales associate for Keller Williams.

(disclosures, survey, inventory of the rehab that has been done) 6) I’ve also checked on (https://msc.fema.gov/portal) and (http://www.floodtools.com/Map.aspx) to make sure the property is not in a flood zone.

His associate handled the deed transfer.

Land survey, ect?

Each acquisitions associate (6-8 in the LA office if I had to guess) puts in about 55 hours a week looking for deals.

Even if you're able to transfer the loan to an LLC, it won't change your DTI because of the personal guarantee associated with the loan.  

They certainly have an incentive to not reveal a large number that might scare neighborhood associations and the city council.)