While we are on the topic of liars and cheats how about we explore why HML hide fees on the back end and charge up front fees to unsuspecting newbies.  

I was thinking worse comes worse I'd take out the kitchen (or in my current case, not create a full kitchen while I live down there), I can call the townhouse a 4/2 if I were to try selling.I'm still exploring this idea so nothing is committed at this time.

I relocated from Jackson MS to the DFW area for work and now looking to explore the market. 

I'm exploring the idea of starting a small brokerage, and would appreciate input from the community.

I also want to learn more about house hacking and the benefits of small multifamily properties.I am sorry that this was so long and I basically wrote my life story, but I am super excited to learn more and explore this field.

@Karl Wertz,Well, based o what my group's attorney/CPA teaches, I'd explore this my own attorney: use an S-Corp for the operational aspects of your business, and use LLCs for assets held long-term. 

My father-in-law passed away recently, and that is what has triggered a lot of this exploration.  

I'm on a budget for marketing and I'm just trying to explore in expensive ways to market.

Keep reading the blogs and wait until you feel comfortable with exploring opportunities in a trailer park. 

We currently do some joint ventures with investors outside the USA that want to flip homes in Florida...They fund, we find, purchase, rehab, relist and sell.This might be something worth exploring as you have the benefit of local feet on the street and local knowledge of the neighborhoods and markets.