Most retail agents sign up with a re/max or KW due to name/brand recognition, and in return they take $18-21k of your commission, capped out.

Its a brand new house though so I dont know if that influences people to take care of it more or what, but the rent is where I believe most of the clientele is going to be of a "respectful" character I guess you might say.

There's a very real possibility of you getting the property back, so you want to be sure value is there.You're buying a brand new note.

Our logo and branding have changed considerably since we got them made two years ago, but we still use signs with this old design for our Coming Soon marketing:http://www.lishstaging.com/ComingSoon.jpg

I did an experiment where I bought a fc 2 family in an undesirable neighborhood. 27K, great shape, BRAND new bathrooms, fixtures, etc.

Which can turn a brand new 50,000 house into a major rehab.

Some of our best posters are brand new and add a lot of great perspective and value to the site.

Once a FHA loan comes into me with under 90days seasoning on loans and the value has increased more than 20% its an automatic denial or a recommend decline and then depending on how far it is away from the 91st day we will allow a brand new contract written on the 91st day and then 2 appraisals on the property.

it depends on the property as well...has it been on the market for a year or is it a brand new listing?

You're better off being something to someone than everything to no one.As for the education, you can get it for free if you're willing to commit to being an agent with the real estate company, or you can just use one of the online programs, but that comes with a modest cost.You'll need to think about whether you want to work for one of the brand names, in which case you'll give up more of your commission, or one of the lesser-known, local companies, in which case you pay a small annual fee and you pay a fee on each deal you close.