But if the buyer really wants to cut you off he will wait for your contract to expire and mKe one with the seller himself.I will assume the seller lives in the property .Your goal here is that the buyer and seller won’t meet each other .I would schedule a time that will be good for me, for the seller and for the contractor but not for the buyer.

Do you then cut a check to the lender at closing?

Based on the 50% rule, you're going to be cutting it really close paying off your mortgage with your after-expenses income.

You can't make sound investment decisions that way.62 is the minimum retirement age to collect SS benefits and it's a fraction of what a person would get at full retirement.So, even if you didn't do any work to the place and cut her a break until her 62nd birthday, she won't have much money to pay rent and live on.loan modifications are based on a person's ability to pay.

It's a bit easier bringing a buyer to the product, than having the product and finding the buyer, so most new agents cut their teeth on the buy side.

I want to cut my teeth solo if possible before risking other peoples money.

The course has slideshows for you to follow and cuts up the textbook reading to match with each 'class chapter'. 

Ultimately we still haven’t filled the vacancies and are still having issues with a sec 8 accounting ( which they claim is not their fault and I have spoken with others verifying that the sec 8 is difficult to work with and very unorganized) At what point do I cut my losses and move on to a new PM.

Another thing that does is it helps you find out which of your subs are doing things right and who are cutting corners.

like others said .. no agent is going to show the house unless the buyer specifically ask to see it.your being dollar wise and pound FOOLISH.. you will lose in negative cash flow everything you hoped to gain by trying to cut commish.. it just is what it is. brokers work on compensation just like anyone else .. when the rest of the selling community is offering 2. 5 to 3%  why are they going to spend time on yours..