in this case 2.5% Many of the properties are possible short sales, but I was under the impression that the sellers pay the realtor commissions. 

. $300K... so only like $330k will pay commissions and costs and pay off the bank...  

And, they are more than willing to help a potential buyer for free when it could lead to a long lasting business relationship, or at the very least a referral fee or commission.

A seller's lawyer can have a field day with this stuff and will do everything to weasel out of paying a commission because the paperwork isn't in order.

If they sell for $189K they will net about $174K after closing costs and commissions. 

They offer seller no fee, no commissions, and no closing cost.  1.  

If you plan to buy multiple properties a year you will save on commission, it’s another source of revenue,you can bid on multiple properties, it’s leverage to network with other agents, you learn the valuation of property, and most importantly you move on your terms.Having an agent license is very beneficial when starting out and you have a full time job.

He was asking for the process and I explained this to him.....please correct me if I'm wrong:Since he and the seller are discussing directly as his landlord, I said he'd be best to use a real estate attorney and title company, leaving Realtors and commission out of it. 

This will actually give you some room to make a profit.  10% of the ARV is already allocated to selling costs (realtor commissions, closing costs, and property transfer taxes), another 10% will be towards your financing costs and holding costs, and then you'll have 10% leftover in profits. 

I'm just afraid that it might overly clutter the ads/signs/letters if I need to adhere to the strict guidelines set by the Real Estate Commission around advertising.I will of course speak to my broker about this, but wanted to check what others have done.