Income property investing is never passive.

If this will take you 6 months to get done then what have you really gained.

I understand when a property goes under contract I gain equitable rights.

like others said .. no agent is going to show the house unless the buyer specifically ask to see it.your being dollar wise and pound FOOLISH.. you will lose in negative cash flow everything you hoped to gain by trying to cut commish.. it just is what it is. brokers work on compensation just like anyone else .. when the rest of the selling community is offering 2. 5 to 3%  why are they going to spend time on yours..  

So I'm looking for some advice, settle in this is a long one.I was lucky to pick up two house in Grand Rapids a few years ago before prices shot through the roofHouse 1 has a 43k note and could be sold for 120K (I've lived in it more than two years with in a 5 year period so I can get out of the capital gains tax) leaving 77K in equality, but the house is currently nets $700 a month in rent.House 2 is right next door, has a 53k Note on it and could sell for 110k, leaving me with 45k after capital gains tax.

Greetings BP RE Agents,I’m new to being an agent, and I was wondering how do you guys advertise or how did you gain the most leads (which lead to closings).

I recently graduated college and started my career as a mechanical engineer and have recently decided that while I love my job I don't want to work for the rest of my life, and real estate investing makes the most sense to me in order to gain financial freedom before I turn 60.I have been reading a ton of real estate books and discovered the bigger pockets book on rental property investing which gave me a great introduction to all the topics and possibilities in real estate.

My friend will do all of the work with the house, gaining 65-70% on monthly profits and I, 30-35%.

When you have capital gain income there are some other guidelines which you have to follow. 

For two reasons:1) you’ll gain valuable landlord experience which will go a long way with a lender in he future. 2) you’ll build equity which will you can use to leverage future deals.