I'm looking for recommendations for a resource (book, blog, etc) that would be a primer for issues relating to procuring the land, subdividing it, etc.  

As used in this chapter: (A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following: (1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate; (4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate; (5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants; (6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate; (7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate; (8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;

I don't want to dog on realtors, I know I have to raise my game and that's why I'm procuring my license, but in the meantime, I always try to speak to the listing agent, I also changed my strategy and spoke to a non listing agent, but that didn't work either, anyone have any other strategies?

15 minutes to save 15%... or, 7 minutes with...While manually looking up probate leads in various papers is the tried-and-true method of researching the names and file numbers of decedents, we are buying probate properties in multiple states and needed a much more efficient means of procuring leads.If you are in California, search here:  http://www.capublicnotice.com/ and then run the names through your title company database in the appropriate county.

I am not aware of any program that provides funds for procuring a Certification.And yes there are credits for water use reduction.

My dream is to build a true empire that surpasses Donald Trump's, and to be more innovative with my dealings and procurement strategies.

But remember when everyone thought eBay was going to radically change the way we procure merchandise and we wouldn't need centralized distributors like Amazon?

The commission is negotiated on the agreement, and if through their marketing a buyer comes even if the listing goes expired, if it is the procuring agent, meaning the agent responsible for sale is responsible for introducing the buyer to the seller, even on the lease 2 own and not a cash sale, they are still going to get their commission.Seehttp://homebuying.about.com/od/realestateagents/qt...If you the real estate investor in your trying to get the seller to consider terms instead of cash and avoid the sales commission, the listing agreement is between the seller and the agent. 

If you buy and resell a lot of properties, you’ll eventually need a good mortgage broker who understands your business and can help you procure financing for your buyer.

I've been exploring the idea of helping to procure deals and manage properties for people who are independently wealthy, looking for retirement income, but who don't want the headache of managing or finding properties.