Being an agent will teach you a lot of important skills like sales, negotiating, marketing, and more.

You may want to use listing spark- which will provide MLS (and other marketing sites) exposure for a fee.

He sued them because they previously denied black agents to join due to their racists policies in the 1960’s specifically, “we don’t accept black members”.

Welcome to BP and the Grand Rapids Market!   

Considering other markets … which are your favs for rentals?

Building relationships with experienced wholesalers can also open doors to joint ventures and off-market deals, giving you a head start in the industry.

I current get $1,000/month for the single and based off local market expect to get $1,500/month for the other part of duplex (mortgage is $2,080/month after putting 20% down).

Are you skilled at marketing - if so potentially you could market yourself as a virtual assistant for folks in the real estate world so that you can learn from a lot of folks at once? 

Begin your 'pre qualification' process for the acquisition now (most commercial lenders won't issue a PreQual but rather a LOI) In general, Commercial transactions can take longer due to extended due diligence, appraisal, environmental reports and financing (60+ days) so you'll want to initiate your search during the marketing of the down leg as it can cause a tighter timeline than a residential transaction. 

Rates seem to be steadily declining.Top MarketsCalifornia, Florida, and Texas are leading the pack as the hottest markets for short-term loans.