@Mark W. do you have a real estate license and plan to run this business through a real estate brokerage?

Disclosure: Dan and I both are brokers and work with the same brokerage, which does focus on investment... just saying :) You absolutely want to keep educating yourself on REI, so you'll know if someone is trying to snow you.

In fact if I did that, my brokerage would still expect their cut and would bill me for it.Also I would not ever complain to another agents broker unless two specific things happened....they would have to blatantly brake the law, and cause one of my clients to get screwed.  

About three years ago I became a real estate broker and opened my brokerage.  

Hey @Albert Santana, what sort of things are you looking for in a brokerage? 

I'm actively recruiting new agents as we're about to open a new brokerage next week.You CAN start part time, but it will hinder her.  

I started part time and now own my own brokerage.

We own a real estate brokerage in Hawaii that I run.  

@Kirsten KnightenWelcome to the site.Sounds like you are new to real estate investing.I strongly urge you to look into becoming an agent if you wish to connect buyers and sellers together and earn a fee or commission.Not only is it a much smarter, more lucrative and more productive way to earn it will also insure you never get yourself in any trouble over possible unlicensed brokerage activity.

You can get together a package with your last two tax returns, bank/brokerage statements and w2s and that should give them most of what they need unless your financial picture is more complicated.