Keep in mind the transaction fees brokerages charge are generally a flat fee regardless of the size of the commission so you will sometimes see the sales agents absorb this cost when they earn larger commissions. 

One thing led to another and now am here ready to learn and absorb everything 

I need to keep my focus on growing my business)Interested in residential properties (single or multifamily).Looking for advice on the type and value of properties to target as a beginner (my family owns a bunch of commercial real estate)Open to suggestions on expected returns and whether to focus on long-term leases or short-term rentals with management.Looking for suggestions on if I should look in both PA & FL (FL is significantly more expensive, but a drastically different market & renter)Primary objective: Diversifying assets, with a focus on slight income generation or offsetting expenses, and mainly long-term appreciation and growth in assets.Desired Return: Unsure, but 5%+ sounds great.Given my limited experience in real estate, I'm here to learn and absorb as much as I can from those who have walked this path.

Before committing to a mentor I suggest absorbing as much of their free information as possible before committing.

The buyer gets their roof and you don't absorb the cost.

My wife and I were just talking about coming up with different ways to absorb knowledge from investors with good knowledge and the way is most of the time overlooked, I but it is a great way.

Please let me know if I can be of any help to you, I myself am new to RE investing but like you have been addicted to the Education tab on this website trying to absorb as much as possible!

BP has mountains of information for you to absorb and learn.

Its hard to keep up sometimes but I've manage to absorb a lot of information from them so far.

I've loved listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts and absorbing all the great information.