Started as a Realtor, then went mortgage broker and now an Insurance agent.

I have relationships with several commercial brokers and they bring the potential properties to me.

I know as an new agent my license has to be register with a Broker but will the Broker allow me to be in his office if I'm not actively selling homes?

For me, this would take a new options account at a specialist broker, but I'm calculating out the benefits of this "pure play" hedging index, vs the effort.As to the amount/cost of the hedge, I agree that you're mainly trying to avoid a loss if a market bubble hits or you're stuck with an unpurchased/unrented home for some time.

Hello Martin,The best deals will be either a direct mail campaign or through a commercial broker.

There was a broker for the deal.

But there is no way I'm paying any broker or lender any up front fee for anything beyond that.I've paid the "application" or "doc prep" fees a few times on some blanket loan apps in the past that never made it all the way through.

@Matt LiuYou can use a third-party to service the note: you make your payments to the third-party (broker, mortgage service company, lawyer) and they, in-turn ensure the payments are made and acknowledged

If the property is listed, the listing broker should be able to get you a copy of the bill (by month, usage and cost).

Also found a mortgage broker willing to say "let's try" out of the gate, rather than no no no.