The article doesn't talk about wealth...it talks about investing in the stock market with financial advisors, most of whom have no idea what the market is going to do beyond "over time the returns have been 10%...just hang in there."  

Ok so if you get a real estate agent license do you have to hang it with a broker? 

We quickly learned that students will always opt for paying less, but won't actually shovel the drive (adequately) - come February the build-up of ice at the mouth of the driveways would be sufficient that their cars will hang-up.Similarly, we handle mowing of lawns and raking of leaves.

After the first year they usually hang around 7.5-8.5%.

Looks like your location is a burb of Portland ,might have been a place they shot dope still hanging around ,lots of times it is neighborhood  folks that are hooked on dope/need money fill in the blank.The location  looks good get it behind you sale it !

And yes, (head hanging low) I did mean CO (Carbon Monoxide), not radon. 

Hang onto it as an additional deposit.Because when she goes that sink is probably going to go with her and the repair will be whatever gets the job done the cheapest, code or not.If she's not advertising a professional salon and just doing a few friends hair for cash side money, she will do that in the kitchen if you make her take the sink out of the basement (meaning its hard to prevent it)--so I'd probably ignore it--as long as its not a real business.I'd also have the plumber look at the installation when he's putting in the Hot Water Heater and make sure no plumbing issues are present such as water taps below drain water level, etc....Good Luck!

Unfortunately you do need to affiliate with, or "hang" your license with a Broker... for many reasons but mostly, to protect the public and for liability reasons. 

I’m starting to get the hang of it and the way I see it, as long as I could cover my exchange cost, my maintenance fee and be able to freely travel were I want to go at the fraction of the price I would be in a great position, however that’s a perfect world, when I figure it out I’ll let you know.

Talk to them, and if they don't allow it, look to hang your license with a broker who does.Property management is tough work and definitely a volume business. 10% of rent isn't very much for one property.