These calls can be forwarded to your existing phone, you screen calls before answering, set up a custom voicemail, and shut it down whenever you like.  

Kate Brooke actually ended up recommending Kevin Parks to me, who wrote/customized our lease agreements.

@Michael Herr - Good tips, most of which I incorporate for rental showings.

Design fees on a bathroom are going to be near the 15% range, whereas a complete house design is going to be in the 5-10% range...   ...unless you're having a high-end custom home built, then figure 15% (or more) for an architect.Anyways, I hope this helped.Brandon

@Michael Wolffs If the owning entity is incorporated in NC, then I can go to the department of the secretary of state for NC and find who the officers are and additional contact information about the LLC.

Getting collateral would be difficult.At first thought it seemed like there might be ways to incorporate it into a property management company, but I think the compliance and potential liability would outweigh any benefits.

In ordinary residential transactions, the custom in southern NJ is to use title companies, while in northern NJ most people use attorneys.An attorney will charge more than a title company does. 

You will have to pay for everything - website, customer contact software, advertising, signs, training, admin help, etc.Most people don't want to get their brokers license and go out on their own because they don't want their butt hanging in the wind.  

This naturally means that system analysis, integration, custom development, and maintenance skills are part of my toolkit.

I once dealt with a customer that changed out the outlets and switches having no electrical experience and he practically burned down his unit.