Exp offers tremendous financial incentives for realtors that extend beyond revenue share including stock awards and 100% commission split after reaching a $16K cap.

Currently, I reside in Baltimore, MD and will start flipping homes so I can start stock piling cash and fund my rentals.   

If you do not want to spend the time learning about stock market investing (I don't blame you), you can still do as good a job as the "advisors" with some broad-based ETFs, which can charge less than .5%.

Easier to understand than stocks.

It just astonishes me how difficult it is for me to get loans because I run my own business, but they give out half a dozen loans to someone who doesn't know the basic principles of how they're getting the loan or able to pay it off.

Ask about the housing stock in the area and common issues to look for.

You might think of it like the stock market, where you dollar cost average and if you invest over time some low and some at higher prices   If the area and home are good quality it may make sense for you, just know that at the outset your cash flow will be much lower. 

The Pareto principle totally applies here. 

The principles are the same. 

Retirement account earns 10% per year in stock market returns, and perhaps you get a 12% annualized return on a real estate investment.