I had tenants chain smoking for years and it never looked like that.

But I put my phone down during meal times and activities with my family.

Going after you is a going after a chain of people that does not end.

This can present problems down the road when you are trying to sell the property after the rehab and some buyers will not purchase a house with an issue regarding the chain of title (ownership).

Example: lots of folks smoke only after they eat evening meal, or before bed, or 12 times per day everyday.

I was listening to another guru podcast and he is stating that in a subject-to, the investor takes title for a short (hopefully!) period prior to reselling to a retail buyer. He said that many lenders will not loan on...

If your name is in the chain of title, something can come back on you years later.

It simply guarantees a chain of clear title.

But just knowing folks won't be a meal ticket, it helps but there is a lot of organization building.There are franchised networks that independent brokers may obtain to match the educational and referral systems of lager franchised brokerages.I'd suggest you look into the referral systems and agency relationships, this is an important aspect if you are in a good size community with population growth and shifts in activity.I agree that starting out you need to go with a big office, they will have the staff to teach and support you, when you advance you can move on.And, in large organization, the team approach and branding yourself is a great way to operate that can easily lead to your own brokerage.Most agencies I know are on a graduated compensation scale, reach 100% commissions from production.

Aaron, you just told a newbie he needed to pay more than an $8 meal to talk to an investor and then you post this, LOL, he can't come to you're luncheon and talk to you ?