You make your money, your bird dogs who bring you good deals make you money, your realtors who bring you good deals make you money, your end buyers make you money, your accountant who prepares your taxes properly makes you money by nature of saving it, etc.... you get the point.

ive been on her a few days and itroduced myself wrong, and just realized this is the proper way.

But if you are buying an REO with a commission being offered, you can't just "turn off" your R/E license.

(e) The rights and remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law.

Typically how I work with my agent is that I do Internet searches and then e-mail my agent the properties I'm interested in seeing, he sets up appointments, and we see them.

Is there a volume discount on E & O insurance or something?

What is the proper procedure?

Its illegal here in Texas too, but we are allowed to act as an "intermediary" with proper disclosure.

People need to open their eyes and put money in it's proper place.

Having a proper business plan, multiple exit strategies, and the ability to properly analize the investments are also key factors in addition to purchasing at a large discount in any economy, bad, or good.