I show them that with them carrying paper and allowing me to put my money into the property - then we can achieve the top price.

But i would just rent it out instead and the actual person that moved in would pay the mortgage and some extra so i could make a profit. 

As most buy and hold investor you want to maximize the cash-flow from a property and you can still pay extra to the principle of the loan after you have a good cash reserve for repairs.

So there should be no such thing as "forcing you into an office" since this might make you an employee vs. an independent contractor - something that most RE brokerages are not interested in doing as it will be fairly costly to them.b) Speak to as many brokers as you can because they are all set-up differently: Some brokers impose high monthly fees because they carry a national brand name, but may have other benefits to offer you such as good lead generations and strong brand recognition.

Now again, of course, if they are doing "extra" things in the monthly management that you find you want to be rewarding of then you accept their terms of that %.

For a small operator, the LLC requirements definitely take extra time/money and I see myself getting little benefit. 

When the tenant calls to say the toilet is overflowing, saying the furnace will not stay on (and its 2degres F outside), you can't reply, I'll make an appointment for this coming Friday.Walk before you try to run, get some real life experience.In the words of Theodor Roosevelt, "Walk softly and carry a big stick".Don't want to rain on your parade - - really and wishing you nothing but success.

Plenty of people take on the challenge of wholesaling so that they can learn those skills and carry them forward to other investing methods and still continue to wholesale.

There are also turnkey rental providers that are now carrying large inventories of similar type and priced rentals that might be good replacement options as well.

This will only cost your time and a few extra dollars for gas.