However, I've recently bought a property which will likely be my last acquisition for the foreseeable future (i may be lying to myself about this, of course), so the access to loans is not a huge benefit at the moment.The job doesn't pay very well. 

Is there any way I can benefit from this?

I understand the concept of controlling properties to build wealth and the benefits that come from finding a deal and using the banks money.

My advise IS the correct and best advise you will ever get. you accepting this advise is to YOUR benefit.

They also reap the benefits of new appliances, among other things.

The biggest benefit as an agent of the MLS in regard to buying your own properties is that you can see the agent notes, you can receive updates through 'showing time' and you can use the official Realtor forms (Offer to purchase and contract 2-T) that make an offer look better than non-agents who write their offers on less familiar forms they find on the internet.

I'm unfamiliar with this process but trying to get creative with some sort of value add may benefit both of you greatly.

@Chris Pa yeah, he can give you a loan for 0%...there's not law against something like that...but what benefit would this provide to you?

In reality there are no perfect rules and sure Peter Thiel use the system to his advantage [and arguable broke the law because there is already a rule that prohibits stuffing your IRA with grossly under valued securities and no one seems to ask why the IRS didn't go after him for that] but is the societal cost of this happening one or two time greater than the benefit of the thousands of others who use their IRAs to invest in non public securities?

The benefit would be in estate planning, if you don't live in a community property state.