To be compensated for the title transferring the agent would have to prove 'procuring cause'.

There is no way the listing agent can enforce the procuring cause aspect of such a sale 2 years later, legally you can proceed without the agent.

I'm looking to become a real estate investor by night, with a long term goal of being able to quit my job and be a full time landlord/property manager/home inspector.This means to me that I need to procure at approximately 24 rental properties that net at least $400/month each to be able to really quit my job and focus on RE.I'm currently hoping to find other members in Columbus that I can connect with, learn from, and hopefully help out in any way I can with their businesses so I have a chance to learn.I'm also very curious in raising capital.

We've somehow managed to procure a 3rd rental property through an owner-occupied scenario.I don't want to go into too much detail, but we've recently experienced a heavy loss in our family. 

At the low end of contractors, or working with subs directly, you can pretty much expect to provide them with all finishing materials (but not building materials)... at the upper end of the spectrum (GOOD GCs or design-build) materials will be procured by the contractor (although the process for SKU level specification can vary)

A recent guy posted a link to what he thought was case law that proved his point, but it actually disproved his point, he thought that a GAO decision on a procurement contract dispute was a court decision when it really wasn't and the article actually posted two links to case law that completely disproved his point that email wasn't evidence....lol.Have you done any actual calculations to show that anyone here is stepping over a dollar to save .10 cents?

I'm surprised people are not utilizing escrow accounts for these matters (protects both the contractor and the customer). i don't care how large a job is. a reputable contractor should have means to procure the materials and start on the job without a customer subsidy. then, like others had mentioned, present proof of work completed/materials acquired and get paid based on that. 

I'd rather pay $75 for someone else to get crap on their hands instead of me.Here is the management structure:Me - Advertising, sales, lawncare, collections, repairs and maintenance, concierge.Wife - Housekeeping, gourmet chef, carpet shampooing, inventory management and procurement, consulting.

I do a lot of work to earn my 50% from locating the deal, managing the closing of the deal, putting together the reno budget, managing procurement of materials, managing contractors, managing the accounting. 

Speak to a few banks in your area or a commercial mortgage broker for a better idea of the financing that you can procure.