I looked around the comps within a half a mile distance.

They often do this by marketing directly to buyers or leveraging platforms that connect them to potential buyers without involving agents.

When it comes to W2 employees, it involves HR, expectations, paying them whether they have enough leads or projects to fill their day or not, managing higher expectations (W2 employees seem to be much more "picky"), and overall they are just more expensive.

This was our first long-distance flip, which was about 3 hours from our local market.

A good broker should know where a seller's price is, and they can present the offer showing the cost involved.

My question to everyone is how do I open a business checking account without my partner being involved?

Or Offer B: $428k Financed closing in 30 Days.Your escalation increment needs to put enough distance between you and the 2nd best offer to overcome not just the price, but also potentially better terms of the 2nd highest offer. 

This was our first long-distance flip, which was about 3 hours from our local market.

If the goal is hands-off long-distance investing then I would consider starting single-family homes, they are way easier to manage :) 

I’ve been involved in real estate investing for a while but lately I’ve been bullish on fractional real estate investing.