(The Motions-Matthew West); The passion and desire to be good and do good, and the willingness and strength to come back to the righteous path when I steer away!

We hold your hand through the entire transaction.If I were a member of that monster big-name brokerage, I'd ask them whether they were seriously considering having "mom and pop" represent them in the biggest transaction of their lives.The key, at least in my opinion, is to figure out what your strengths are and promote those - but most of all, promote what you will do for your client.

Business valuation = 3-4x NOI + inventory.Building valuation...The two most important questions: (1) what is the financial strength of the tenant / what do their trends and industry viability look like?

Also consider outsourcing this function and focusing on your strengths.

Conventional loans don't care how many flips you have done, they care about ability to pay the loan back and the strength of the collateral if things go bad.HML's are usually reserved for experienced investors (exact requirements vary based on the lender). 

his strength may be Property.

I would leverage your friend who you find rentals for now. see if you can borrow or partner up on a deal with him. try to partner up by offering your strengths to someone who lacks in your area of expertise.

how can i evaluate the strength of my buyers offer besides the amount they want to pay...meaning can i ask to speak to their lender to see how tight their credit/DTI/bank statements are....last thing i would want is my buyer's loan falling thru two weeks before i close. 

Saving 50% or more of each paycheck will help put you in a position of financial strength so you can wholesale or buy your first property or anything else for that matter.

I know a number of agents with different strengths.