Soo in the class I am reviewing they are teaching us to undercut deals brought by brokers, but once we refi a property and pay off our partners wouldn’t we simply become the very targets that we were after 5 years ago?

I work closely with several local credit unions and commercial mortgage brokers and rates were dramatically higher just 30-60-90 days ago. 

Subtract sale expenses (attorney fee, broker commission, flip tax, etc.), you could hypothetically net around $70-75,000.Re-investing the $70-75K upstate (i.e.

I have some brokers telling me that it's still a rent PSF calculation, but I'm just not seeing how that's an accurate way to price it b/c of the effect a drive thru has on the ability has to drive traffic.

For the better part of two decades I've been involved in real estate in some capacity including but not limited to: mortgage & real estate broker, developer, project manager, STR owner/operator/manager, international investor and beyond. 

Happy to connect you with my insurance broker 

I found a local broker that can do a 80-85% LTV for 1500 in origination fees which is much lower than current mortgage servicers price of 7500.

Reach out to the local tax assessor to understand how a sale might impact your future property tax bills and reach out to an insurance broker to get an insurance indication. 

For the purchasing process itself, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, and attorneys can help guide you efficiently through transactions, reducing the amount of time you need to spend.Starting with simpler investments like single-family homes or small multifamily units can also help.

If you really don't value your agent's ability and think you can do it better, it's likely best that you 1) interview more to find one that you do trust, 2) go through the listing agent, directly, if you're that comfortable with handling your side on your own, or 3) maybe get your license so you can control your side of negotiations with the proper tools needed (MLS access with agent info, showings, contracts, tax records, uploaded listing docs like surveys, disclosures, broker assistance for questions, etc.).