@Mei Zhu It depends on the language in the agreement.My agreements state that I am owed a commission even if a client finds a property directly from a seller/property owner.

Read Item #10 on the list that I've linked to below:https://moneyinc.com/texas-real-estate-commission/

Seller financing is very hard to get.Most seller has the intent of collecting all the money upfront for a new property.To entice the seller to accept a low down payment, agree to the purchase price without negotiating, cover the closing costs and if there are any commissions involved with brokers/agents.

In Florida, you can not provide a commission to an unlicensed real estate agent.

Being a realtor at 18 is very hard since it's a commission business (you don't get paid until you close), but it's worth getting your license young so you can use it on the side and learn from a team in the area.

- Is it normal for the seller to specify the buyer's agent commission?

If they did, have them cancel those checks and send you new ones for them missing months of rent.Contact the Georgia Real Estate Commission and file a complaint against your current property manager.

I am in a similar situation to you in that I am in a 100% commission sales job and the number of deductions and the whittling away of your effective tax rate is very powerful once you can wrap your head around the numbers and the big picture.

If you're looking for original art, you could consider contacting the AP art teacher at a local high school and asking them to coordinate commissioning a student to make something for you or purchasing from a student.

.), the location, depth, and capacity of utilities to service the site - including public utilities (sanitary, storm and water services), franchised utilities (power, gas, cable), capacity of the local streets to accommodate additional traffic from your development...Be sure to find out if there are any specific local ordinances you need to satisfy (possible tree & wetland surveys, together with any necessary tree & landscape or wetland mitigation plans) and whether there are any concerns from municipal departments (e.g. hydrant locations from the fire department, storm inlet and retention requirements, as well as asphalt / concrete road requirements from the engineer), entrance requirements from the road commission (left turn and passing lanes at the site entrance), etc.Once you get past all this you can finally prepare a preliminary site plan and enter the political arena to get preliminary site plan approval, and to address any concessions the board and neighbors want from you to overcome their objections to your development.