Even if you rep your own leasing, most corporate tenants will have a tenant rep broker and it is standard in commercial real estate for the landlord to pay those commissions.

agreeing that regulation is needed - and a mention of a state rep who has filed for more regulation and TAXATION of short term rentals. 

House hack then move out to repeat.2. move to PA to HH a 2 unit, rent out one unit as an Airbnb3. buy a new townhome and Airbnb the rooms to help pay for the house4. try a move to NC and buy a single fam. add value by adding an adu and renting out rooms on Airbnb to help pay for the house.what would your move be if you were in my shoes?

The relatively low population is going to put this property in the rural bucket, which will be objectionable for some lenders.Given the above two points, you'll likely need to speak with a larger number of lenders than a real estate investor who is looking at a straightforward SFR in a well-populated area.Nonetheless, please see below for a few ways to curate a list of HMLs.1) BiggerPockets --> Network --> Hard Money Lenders --> Filter by state (Michigan)2) Local REIA/meetup events, where you can get referrals from local investors and network with HML reps.3) Google "Hard money lenders Rockford, Michigan" and explore the results.Best,Michael

(I do my own)If the numbers make sense, make friends with a title rep..  

Have you had a title rep pull you a pre-lim report versus a quick title search?  

Owning the asset gives me more options and actually builds wealth over time - I generally buy at 80-85% ARV (little built in equity), get appreciation over time as the value of the home increases, some monthly cashflow (after budgeting repairs/maintenance & CapEx) and I've been building a pretty large tax asset (I'm not a REP and my income forces my deductions to be passed forward), even better you'd be able to take straight tax deductions.

Sacramento here - I already talked to a rep about this, we're a brokerage and property management firm (LTR and STR).

I need orange county and LA county wholesalers with SFR deals.Just had a BIG buyer rep call me for deals out this way, and I'm not local (from PA)Please help

Realtors get paid when their clients buy, so there has to be a reason your rep doesn't want you to buy it now.