Usually the buyers broker signs it and gets the buyer to sign a commission will be paid by the seller etc.A listing broker can still get both sides of the commission if the buyer isn't represented by being a transactional broker capacity or representing one party as a client but performing ministerial acts only for the other party as a customer.Each state has it own little laws on what is acceptable or not for representation.

Sorry to be harsh, but you knew (in capital letters) that the seller does not have the capacity to repay the debt and you were even thinking of asking if it made sense to loan them money secured by the property?

We have jobs booked through the end of both seasons at 100% capacity.

That is where you will find most of the resources that you need for whatever capacity you choose to build your business moving forward. 

Notwithstanding this section, a licensee may not pay or offer to pay a referral fee or finder's fee to an unlicensed individual that is not a party in the real estate transaction;(12) violates any provision of law relating to a buyer's freedom of choice in choosing an attorney, insurance agent, title insurance agent, or any other service provider to facilitate the buyer's real estate transaction;(13) fails to disclose in accordance with Section 40-57-139 the party or parties for whom the licensee will be acting as an agent in a real estate transaction;(14) receives compensation in a real estate transaction or directly resulting from a real estate transaction from more than one party except with the full knowledge and written consent of all parties;(15) represents more than one party in a real estate transaction without the full written knowledge and consent of all parties the licensee represents as provided in Section 40-57-137(M);(16) acts in the dual capacity of agent and undisclosed principal in a real estate transaction;(17) accepts deposit money which is to be delivered to the licensee's principal in a real estate transaction without informing the payor and having the payor acknowledge in writing who will hold the money received by the licensee;(18) issues a check in connection with his real estate business which is returned for insufficient funds or closed account;(19) fails to disclose in accordance with Section 40-57-137 any material facts concerning a real estate transaction;(20) violates any provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter;(21) violates a rule or order of the commission.(22) induces a party to break a contract of sale or lease, listing agreement, or buyer agency agreement;(23) engages in a practice or takes action inconsistent with the agency relationship that other real estate licensees have established with their clients;(24) fails upon probable cause of an investigator of the commission to make all records required to be maintained under this chapter available to the commission for inspection and copying by the commission or fails to appear upon probable cause for an interview with an investigator of the commission.

Granted I probably make more money per deal but I have the capacity to do a lot more deals - both financially and logistically - and I get stir crazy when I'm not working on new projects.

While you can make decisions for your IRA and put things in motion, your are limited to mental capacity.

I like transaction speed, asset based qualifying, unlimited financing capacity and product/program dependability and most importantly, leverage (20-30% of my money in the deal vs. 100% of my money in the deal.  

In October 2003 the Gail Borden Public Library moved into a new $30 million, 139,980 square foot, 460,000 volume-capacity building.

I have been thumbing through some of the forums and see a lot of people talking about this in many capacities.