@Allyssa Compton Maybe you're right, I think my agent is alright as he has brought me a few off market deals that he thinks would make good investment properties but they're not multifamily, however the Raleigh market is 100% a sellers market right now so it's a very hard task finding many deals.

We have together the task to transform the traditional Real Estate Brokerage models.

Instead of I am going to get a great paying JOB so I can buy and hold and keep my credit pure etc etc.. they think wholesaling is some easy task..  

Oregon is a notoriously anti-landlord state.

Maybe setting aside more time together. 2) Maybe she doesn't like her role in the business and you should hire out those tasks.3) Many other possibilities My wife and I have had long talks about this ourselves.

Just think about how many first time home buyers tell an agent the want 123 Main street because it is listed on Zillow for $X , but just slapped down when they find out that they can't afford it.With that said, Zillow will have a HUGE task in creating an algorithm that would consistently be accurate.

Talk to your broker about a listing agreement with the optionor, but it's sticky.The cleanest way to solve this is by closing on the L/O with a short term seller financing where you take title and gain power of sale.You will still have issues with title seasoning (anti-flipping) that some lenders require.  

Getting a rental you buy today to cash flow is no small task, even with 20% down.

Some lawyers will perform some tasks for a flat fee and then will litigate/consult based on an hour rate.I'm currently using a lawyer that also charges $250/hour but he's working on foreclosing on some tax liens for me that he charges a flat fee on.

For instance, if there is a cap on fees chargeable for a given task (such as you cannot charge more than $10 to produce a newsletter -an actual term from one of the Uniform Acts floating around out there), make sure that your proposal does not violate that.