As used in this chapter: (A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following: (1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate; (4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate; (5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants; (6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate; (7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate; (8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;

Houses will cost 85 to 100 a foot all in to build.My Wife is our Broker so we will keep that in house and try to sell as many as we can ourselves however it will be multiple listed with full BAC offered to procuring agents.

He of course wanted a new floor... and they were just parroting what he'd said.

I don't want to dog on realtors, I know I have to raise my game and that's why I'm procuring my license, but in the meantime, I always try to speak to the listing agent, I also changed my strategy and spoke to a non listing agent, but that didn't work either, anyone have any other strategies?

The top package also includes project management with once per week.The entry-level service for investors includes creating a complete design plan for the property, sourcing the materials for 2 rooms, procuring the materials for 2 rooms within your approved budget (we get deep discounts because we're designers and buy through our industry affiliations) and then 2 onsite visits to ensure the materials are what we specified and installed to our specifications.

I'm looking for recommendations for a resource (book, blog, etc) that would be a primer for issues relating to procuring the land, subdividing it, etc.  

He was not willing to negotiate the fees with me and pointed out I can cancel his services and handle the leasing agreement on my own if I want, but I would still have to pay him 10% of the lease renewal contract value because he procured the tenants on the first place and he's entitled to 10% on renewal fees for as many years as they stay with me.  

Yes, this is what GCs do -- you hand them your scope of work and then make sure it gets done.Of course, the downside is that you're going to pay overhead for the fact that someone else is managing things, hiring the subs, paying the subs, procuring the materials, etc. -- so expect to pay and extra 15-25% if you hire a good GC.

Or, I have a listing agent that I work with, but I will work with any agent as a dual agent (letting them know they get full commissions from their listings).Make sure you know laws of agency and matters of procuring cause of a sale and know how to conduct yourself working with a dual agent, their obligations and responsibilities.

The salesperson was just parroting something they had heard.2.