Some will want the risk that may be associated with areas like ponderosa forrest and others will not.

Some brokerages are 100% commission but charge a monthly fee to be associated for example.

This may have been posted previously on BP, but I just came across a link to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

And there are "safe work practices" that have to be used in some cases to try to mitigate the risks associated with these substances.

My family back home where I grew up in Southwest Virginia always associated Arlington only with Arlington National Cemetery, so I always got funny looks whenever I told them I lived in Arlington.

Even if you did plan on self managing and doing repairs yourself, you should still account for the cost since your time has a value associated with it.Projected needs to be verified based on what the true market conditions are.

I am currently 20 and I am now finishing up my bachelors in business, I already have my associates.

Should I be looking to go to investment associations at this point?

Living in a property is not cash flowing, and you should not necessarily consider you home as an investment - you are moving from rent to mortgage and additional cost associated to owning a property.  

Ask about the commission split structure, desk fees, buying and selling for yourself/family, is phone duty required, are there monthly minimums (sales, cold calls, etc), bonus structure, the type of real estate they focus on (investment, retail, high-end, leasing, foreclosures, commercial), how is the in-house training, what kind of on-boarding process, lead disbursement and generation, advertising associated with your franchise, corporate franchise fees, web & social media, and a ton of other items.