Some jobs are commissioned.

It took me a few years to surpass my income, but last year I more than doubled my best year and I was a very well paid commissioned sales rep.

Then you have to pay commission and some closing costs assuming there are no other concessions.

I was very concerned for the property at that point, and I wanted to move it instead of hold on to it.Cost BreakdownBuying Price: $110,000 [cash purchase]Rehab: $26,500 [cash]Holding Costs: $3,100 [Tax/Insurance/Utilities]Selling Price: $158,000 [ARV: $160k] [Tax ***: $186k]Concessions/Commission/Fee's: $10,700Profit: $7,700Pretty darn good considering I didn't go in to it wanting it to be a flip.

Why do you care -- if you're careful with negotiation you're not paying for the commissions.

The worst tend to be those who make their money off commissions and transaction fees - they have a tendency to want to "churn" your investments.5) You do need a job, but not a great one.

The P&Z staff makes recommendations to the Plan Commission, City Council or Zoning Board, whichever group votes on zoning in your area.The Planner can outline the zoning process as well as the approval process to follow that gets your construction plans approved.

I guess the 17% is to cover the 6% listing agent commission, misc cost and of course profit for the bank.

Well, lets just work backwards a little bit here:$45ARV$12-15K repairs $5K closing/holding/commission$2k?

Being Real Estate Agents, at the very least they are saving they 7.5K(agent's commission) or twice that if they one is the broker.