I was looking for other sources of information to be able to procure high quality investment opportunities at a higher rate then what I am currently able to do.

If a sub-market were controlled by 2-3 large landlords and a tenant chose to not pay the rent and that data were consumed by the other landlords in that sub-market, that tenant is now facing a real uphill battle the next time he/she procures housing.

After some experience I have to say that having a well in your house is like taking on an additional mini water procurement and treatment factory in addition to all the other things that goes on in a house.

I feel like we need to help educate them on repairing their credit, but we'd also like to procure houses for them.

for example, I came into REI from construction, both as a hands-on guy, and then later in management and procurement.  

In all honesty, an agents sole purpose is to put as many eyes on your property as possible to procure an offer.  

It's a new build house.My plan goes something like this -* Draw up all plans, specific down to the SKU number (We do this already with clients we work for)* Procure all permits, possible even pour the foundation of the house* Market and sale* Customer buys house on a construction loan, we act as the contractor and complete the build

Have any of you awarded a contractor based on GCs and Fee in order to award the contract earlier in lieu of waiting for full CD's to be procured?

As long as the real estate agent isn't the procuring cause of the sale.If the seller signed an Exclusive Right To Sell Agreement then the seller will have to pay the commission regardless if he sold the properties to you without the help of the real estate agent.

Subcontracts Manager (Procurement) for a Fortune 25 company and have tremendous flexibility in working from home.