Your area, jurisdiction and the political flavor of your courts influence whether or not an LLC is right for you, so see your attorney.

With the MLS you have the listing agents entire sphere of influence being exposed to the property as well as the sphere of influence of every other realtor in the area.What is it that your friend dislikes about the listing agent?

Too many folks hire their best friend's sister's teacher's neice who is a part time agent and part time Instagram Influencer, or some other nonsense, then wonder why they ended up with a bad result lol.

I say this because Ohio is on my bucket list to visit and I would appreciate experiencing Ohio for what it is currently and not what it might become under outside influence.

Yes political has its influence but not so much when we carefully access the data and information. 

Not only competition from your peer group but competition from, investors, real estate agents, lenders and the prospects center of influence as well.Naturally Short Sales are within this prospect group and can be a very lucrative and create a fantastic revenue stream.

You must have read "How To Win Friends and Influence people".

(Probably because I have gone back and listened to it 4-5 times) But also getting started at 18 y/o, your story about laying the foundation and writing a bad check is something I keep thinking back too and will never forget.Thank you for your influence in my career and life and to others as well.

This has nothing to do with speaking forcefully and everything to do with setting the right tone and influencing the prospect.

FSBOs FRBOs (For rent by owner) Expired Listings COI (Center of Influence) Random DialsRandom dialing is harder these days do to the advent and popularity of the cell phone however I have found that car magazine listings and junk sale listing s are a good resource.