Yes, I represented myself in this transaction as my real estate agent.

Yes, I represented myself in this transaction as my real estate agent.

@Sharad BoniRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

As others have mentioned, the note-investing industry is too small to support numerous listing sites that can be profitable from simply transaction-based revenue.

If you're really not planning on representing other people and you're not going to do more than 1-2 transactions of buying and selling per year I don't think it's worth it to get your license.

FTF also cross checks the appraisals.

@Morgan BrownYou may find better pricing by breaking these up into 2 sales contracts and 2 transactions. 

Quote from @Glenn Cross: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You are making a grave mistake by looking too far ahead right now, without capital, because that usually means you aren't focused on upgrading and securing your first asset.

The Major international border project is nearly complete called the "Gordie Howe International Bridge" This will increase the connectivity between Detroit and Windsor Ontario and create synergy which will change both riverfronts and the surrounding neighborhoods "As one of Canada’s most significant infrastructure projects, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is creating thousands of jobs and driving economic activity today and will serve as an important trade corridor for Canada and the U.S. once complete and for generations to come.

Nobody really knows how low they'll go but I agree with predictions of 20-25%...and I wonder what Agents are doing to make up that delta in their revenue.We diversified well in advance knowing we needed to create additional streams of income, ideally by simply focusing on what we control, the size of our roster, and more effectively monetizing all of our current transactions.