The bright side is that it is a single story with an unfinished basement, so 90% of the plumbing is easily accessible.

Both can be accessed above through the "Learn" tab.

I have my real estate license, and up until now I have only been using it for MLS access.

Mention to her that the money could be put into an escrow account that will pay you the rent monthly , but she cant access that money unless you release it ............

I will soon have access to a lump sum of money ($40K) from refinancing a rental home that I own free and clear (I paid all cash, fixed it up, rented it out).

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Can you get access from family members or anyone to do that?

Equator.com access (which you may have to be a agent)Then the buyer signs a agreement with Wells Fargo they can not sell the property within 90 days.

Since I am not looking to obtain my own license at this time I would like to work with some local agents to assist me with listing properties, getting access to MLS, etc.

There are carriers/Programs that offer this, but not all agents have access to them.