Account ClosedFirst let me say, congratulations on finding an alternative and less risky avenue for your talents.

In this profession, a good Realtor with 4 transactions a year can make more than those salaried Realtors could which is why they have inherent challenges hiring good talent.

There is also a constant pool of young educated talent with UT, ACC, TSU, A&M, Houston and Dallas are 3 hours away.  

Basically talent in my area wants 150-250K per year and I simply am not willing to make that type of pay cut unless they remove me from the business and I watch it grow from a warm awesome location.I have used Fivver in the past, everything from novelty birthday videos to advanced business marketing materials.  

A great mentor is actually a great talent scout.....we want Only the one percenters who possess not only the skill set and drive, but the temperament as well.And lastly, please never lump us in with the Info Peddlers.....we're not in it for the money.

If you are dual career and not in real estate full time you should work with a talented agent and focus on your research, running your numbers, and earning to build your portfolio.

And many of these firms are hiring talent of all ages, but in the area of robotics, sciences and other technology fields, a lot of young urban professionals are coming from CMU and need places to live close to these businesses.

@Seth Nadreau Honestly, I have talent at several things but real estate really has my interest, and I know it's very profitable in the long run.

Congratulations on your acquisition, @Holly Wenzel.I would echo most of the other posts here and heavily recommend reselling the parcel to an active local developer, establish a relationship with that developer (and all the rest in the area) and start down the path of finding land for them on a regular basis.My experience has been that vertical construction experts don't posses the time or talent for finding undervalued land.

I'm sure there's a wide range of talent represented in their employees, and I can't speak about every person who works for either of these companies.