Keep track of when you do this and continue doing it periodically.

You can hold buyer seminars, facebook ads, go visit your brokerages offices in other countries, hold seminars for those agents about buying in the US and then hold one for their customers.   

You need the Recorder's office.

If you are going to have office employees you not need workers comps until you get to a certain size.

Maybe inquire with the seller and see whats up.. and or ask a title officer at your local title company what that means they will know

(It's on my to-do list to talk to the tax assessor's office to get their formula for the credits)You can always go to the respective county sites to run numbers.

However, after a successful transaction, I would need to pay the office $500.

A good escrow officer might be able to get to the bottom of this also with a few calls.

I am looking for any advice if I am either on the right track or off by a mile. 

I only need an apartment with 1 bedroom and an office space.