The real estate agent can still get a commission, the investor can get a good deal, and the homeowner can walk away without a foreclosure on their credit report.

If investing in real estate is an ultimate goal, there can be benefits, such as earning a commission off of properties.

I went to the home improvement commission and they said it would take two years to even try to resolve anything.

Then, when you sell, commissions if you use a realtor etc...

I'm sure there are some shady guys out there, how can I prevent a rehabber from cutting me out of a commission fee?

I purchase the house directly from you, so there are no real estate commissions or extra fees coming out of your pocket.

During this time, I decided to get my real estate license so that I could make a commission everytime I bought something.

I assume his commission would come out of the loan principal and not as cash out of my pocket?

If so, do you offer the agent a certain fee if they pull comps for you on the homes or do you have them become the "buyer's agent" and structure the deal so they pick up their commission from your seller?

If you sell it through normal channels, with RE commissions, you get $198K after all sales closing costs.