kinda of a bait and switch but that can be done ethically if you do it right. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I do love the work ethic, side hustles are a great way to add income and make it faster to invest. 

Then we need to do a lot of education and damage control.Needless to say, there are many ethical and investor-friendly realtors out there (especially here on BP :).

I have a strong work ethic and don't shy away from hard physical labor thanks to my granddad making me carry pack of shingles up on roofs at 6am during my summer when I was 11 years old, my pay was dinner that night lol. 

Since you were a tradie in your previous life, seems like a great opportunity for an ethical businessman  (like you) to build another company.

He has proven himself to be a hard worker, ethical, and as it happens, he'd really love to expand his knowledge base and grow into bigger responsibilities.

High ethics.

This is ingrained in us because the NAR Code of Ethics prohibits us from soliciting business from another realtor's clients, but there's also a certain protocol and level of professional courtesy involved, and listing agents expect to hear from the buyer's agent if the buyer is represented.I've also had instances where a seller inadvertently sent documents directly to the other agent before I reviewed them, and it ended up costing them time and money.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.