Be respectful, fair, but firm.

Asking $25,600 & $16,500 respectively.

I'm a buy and holder (occasional flipper) in the Tampa area, and I absolutely respect all the hard work that my wholesaler puts into putting a deal together.

Search "due on sale" it is a real risk, search "rent credits", "SAFE Act" and "Dodd-Frank" with respect to financing agreements, as the owner occupant you need to see a mortgage originator for a private financing agreement. :)

If offered the option of working somewhere that makes a difference or challenges you for decent pay or working a boring job for higher pay, most of the millennials I know will choose the challenging job hands down, and I respect them for that.

Title III will also mold and change the industry considerably later in 2016.After going through some of the effort to launch our own funding platform of late I can definitely respect the effort that those doing it with small teams full time above must have exerted to get things rolling in the industry.  

I really want to thank @Joshua Dorkin for a terrific product, and all the experts who've been willing to share their knowledge in their respective disciplines on the podcasts.

In fact, there's a cost of doing business - MLS access, desk fees, marketing, business cards etc - you'll probably have to pay to go to work in some respects.

@Carl MartinIf investor is the route you want to take start going to local REIA meetings or the BWI or Real Deal Meetups in Columbia and at Arbutus Library respectively.

Ask lots and lots of questions....good operators will try to educate you on their product, the process and their respective markets.