I have been involved in many real estate deals in the past, but viewed my investing as a hobby.  

Hi, I wanted to know if anyone has ever done a wholesale deal and put a property under contract with a realtor involved.

I recently formed a new LLC that will be involved in buy/sell, and buy/hold transactions.

I'm looking forward to becoming more involved, for sure.

It has been a long running dream of mine to get involved in REI. :) I decided 2016 was going to be my year.

I have no background in real estate except being involved when my dad purchased his current house a few years ago. 

I like @Rick's response - - UNLESS you are a party to the transaction (for clarity, the buyer OR the seller) you'll only muddy the water and if you were involved as a contractor at any capacity, you can easily get your name sullied needlessly. 

Plus, Uncle Sam sticks his fingers in when interest is involved.

Which if any of the tasks below might involve significant health/legal/financial repercussions due to lead or asbestos in the materials:  Sanding down the wood floorsDemoing the bathroomDemoing the kitchenReplacing paneled walls with sheetrockReplacing the flooring in the kitchenOpening up two passagewaysSoffit repair

I would get your RE license first while you still have a job and then gradually get involved into RE.Just my two cents.