Their expertise is greater than mine, and they usually are brutally honest and supply great info that enable me to go back and renegotiate hard in the critical weeks before the closing.As Rich says, don't ever accept a pro forma as gospel.

Our investment model is to enable investors to purchase superior bank owned homes (REOs) at significant discounts and also to provide complete property management services for REOs purchased using our Turnkey Property Management System.

I see a couple of definite advantages:1.Enables the total cost to be reduced by up to 3% (if the agent forgoes the buyer’s agent’s portion commission).

Is there something I need to do to enable this?

They should be able to point out something specific in the contract or in the law that governs the contract that enables them to take the action they're taking.

Knowing this will enable you to lock the right deals at the right prices so that your buyers will buy and you will have enough room for your paycheck.

Sooooo, is there another entity that will enable me to get a refi down the line?

I am looking to network with individuals in the real estate investing community in Austin and the surrounding areas to learn about their investing careers, the Austin market, and what has enabled them to be successful. 

The PACES (Providing Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs and Small business) Act enables a NC startup company to raise up to $1M via crowdfunding ($5,000 cap per contributing person) efforts.

:) A tip for those -  you can enable "Canned Responses" in Gmail by going into settings and going into the "Labs" tab.