You are adding a contract in the middle of the deal when you are an agent already.

Joshua,I am in the middle of a rehab and have another property that I have under contract in Billings that I would like to whole sale.If you are interested please let me knowDan

Due to a majority of the highest paying jobs requiring advance training, the advent of robotics, dumb AI replacing certain jobs, the trend of economic inequality will continue and we will see more Americans fall out of the middle class. 

And like @Perry Ivy mentioned about birth traits, I will add to that: If you ever had conflicts with your siblings growing up, you can bet they will resurface again....what will appear to be a conflict with your business will actually turn out to be some deep-rooted, unresolved issues from childhood once you start drilling down to resolve the disagreement. 

Hi guys I am a local (Middle TN) real estate agent and investor with 15 years of experience.  

I think the more seasoned investors, as you say, try to cut out the middle man and probably market directly to sellers in order to get in at the lowest entry point possible.

How do I put myself in the position to be the middle man without owning the property and taking up the loan?

My professional background has been in commercial and middle market banking at PNC Bank and Wells Fargo, Bank and investment banking at Merrill Lynch (now part of Bank of America) where I specialized in raising debt financing for equity sponsor groups and other middle market companies.With regards to real estate, I’ve been passively involved, renting out a duplex for decent cash flow, and continuing to educate myself about the industry.

Eventually the side of the road seemed the best place to be but the trailer decided to take us a different direction and pulled the truck back onto the interstate so it could flip in the middle of the road. 

Let me give an example.You purchase in investment property, built in 2007; it’s part of a large development, middle class, good schools, mostly owner occupied.