Their "fee" is thr commission. 

Take control of the deed and understand your Aquisition Costs, Closing Costs (Realtor Commission, which to be Frank, can eat up quite a bit of equity), Holding Costs, and in regards to seller costs...

When the bank determines the short sale amount they will accept, they already set aside a budget for paying real estate commissions.

I find the transition from sales to investment is not quite so great there and commissions are larger.

Some even have rules that they do not want you investing yourself as the main focus only selling with clients so you have to check in advance.With the larger firms generally a new agent is put on a team.So if commission total was 100,000 to listing brokerage then about 50% or 50k goes to the brokerage.

There are closing costs just like any other loan but they are usually much less for a refinance because there are no commissions or taxes being paid.

He is very open to it but says he won’t pay the agents commission.

Leasing the buildings is a way to get you to manage the property, get around the real estate law and avoid a guaranteed commission for managing. 

I think training/mentorship is going to be a big factorfor me, the commission split/fees not so much right off the bat - I know I can succeed, just need to get myself off on the right foot.Really appreciate any help/information on this!

Some are 100% commission with monthly fees, agent transaction fees, and a website and full access to CRM.