Patrick Jackson I dropped my first 300 letters off and the local 250 went through but someone stopped the 50 or so letters that were going outside of my county.

Robert Granger my first reaction was to spur you on like Patrick L. did with the caveat.

Patrick Martinez, got mine through Listsource.

Hey Patrick,I own my company and I am the principal broker.I made no mention of an employee status.The broker saying what you can and cannot do for an employee status has to do with set hours worked and a bunch of other conditions.The Independant Contractor agreement the broker makes up for their company will depend on what you can and cannot do.You are working for yourself but on BEHALF of the broker.Just like the buyers and sellers are not your clients.The contracts signed will show the relationship with the brokerage and the agent is working on behalf of the brokerage.In the IC agreement it will spell out what happens to active listings and buyers and sellers when you want to leave the company.As long as it's legal and does not create an employee status I can put whatever I want into my contractor agreement.I can say my company does not allow rebates of any kind and I can change the IC agreement at will.You can choose to accept it or go to another company without the requirement.A brokerage for instance might not let agents rebate commission,might not let them do bpo's as their E and O policy doesn't cover it,and might not let them do property management because of more frequent litigation than traditional sales and increases to the brokerages E and O premiums.

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@patrick, I think just a solid grasp of terms to start.

Good looking out Patrick!

@Patrick Scott I like this area too, but as I see for now is that the 77008 (Heights area) has overbuilt (townhome style homes), so until that stops, I can't see the 77009 taking off like the Heights did.

Originally posted by @Patrick McKenna:Where is the home located, what year is it and what condition is it in?  

Thanks @Percy N. and @Patrick Desjardins for the sound advice.