Tonight, I want to post on the forums questions about creating a plan and how to treat this educational phase as part of my business.

I would treat as you do other pets. 

If he can't help you, I am sure he could point you in the right direction.I don't have a lot of money, and so my little house will probably not generate a large commission, but he treats me like I'm selling off a 100 household rental portfolio.  

Evictions, repairs, tenant disputes, drug dealers and a crackhead or two or ten who destroy units...I've dealt with it all and I know landlord tenant law inside and out thanks to my desire not to be treated poorly by my landlord despite his best efforts, and the financials I've researched all I possibly can in the last few months in hopes of being an owner occupant soon.

Short term goal is to wholesale a few deals to 1) Pamper overworked wife and treat kids with something fun 2) Grow available working capital for marketing and future buy and hold properties. 

You're missing out if you don't volunteer with local housing groups, big resources there, and you'll give back in the most important way.My management company has saved my *** more than once, they're my best resourceMy go-to technique is to get quotes from the four most expensive and reputable companies I can afford, hire the best quote that my gut agrees with, and if they do good work build a relationship and treat them like gold.You'll also find that the guy that actually shows up to do the work, if he's not the owner, can be coaxed into doing "side work".

They are the best repeat customers I have so I treat them as such.  

Why not treat this the same as the wholesaling.

Out of the goodness of our MACK standard (treating all like family), we decided to help absorb some of the pain by crediting him two months of rent - again, not something that was required but something we felt would show we cared.

I'd treat it as any other independent contractor position, and ask to see proof of the income.