[b][quote=mWoods][quote=ChrisWaller]Don't forget to work with a good mortgage company [/quote]

Yes, to be sure. Even though you have nothing whatsoever to do with the mortgage process, a mortgage deal gone bad just casts a dark halo over the entire process. Of course, if you PERSONALLY made a bad recommendation then doubly so. Being able to refer a buyer to a good mortgage broker --i.e., one that you KNOW is good -- is just another feather in your cap. [/quote][/b]

Thank you Chris & Mike. This is something I had not given much consideration to when I first posted. I interviewed a broker a few days ago & they have a mortgage company as well as an insurance company, right there at their location. I can see how this could be convenient for a buyer to have everything at their fingertips. In your experience, (or anyone's for that matter)do you see any problems with this type of setup?

I do think that it is highly irresponsible to put your kids in day care to pursue real estate or any other career. If your husband cannot pick up the slack, it would be better to delay real estate and make sure the kids are raised properly. Day care basically allows parents to abandon their children without social stigma. Day care is bad for kids in more ways than I can discuss on a real estate forum. Perhaps wait until they are in school. If you dump them in day care, you are a bad parent, and that is not something you want to be.