It would be an expense for the co and a 1099 for me.ORHave the LLC pay only the broker's portion and take my portion as a owner distribution.If your an Investor/Agent, how have you done it in the past and how has it worked for you? 

As such, even if just by luck a large portion of millionaires likely come from businesses (i.e. equity). 

If you use hard money for just a portion of a purchase or say the rehab costs would they use the entire property as collateral ?

I also have an agreement with a tenant to shovel when it snows for a portion off of his rent.  

My student loan company will not give me a monthly quote for a 30 year repayment plan until 60 days from my first due payment, so many of the lenders I have called will only use my 10 year repayment plan as the debt portion of the DTI, and thus I would not qualify for a loan.

We investors are more experienced in the process so may not need an agent, but for everyone else it can be overwhelming.A large portion of agents fail because they are taught the legalities and the process of buying/selling real estate in their schooling.

If on the other hand your contact includes vital information about the market, or financing or anything that either educates the possible client in being better prepared for the process then you can follow up more frequently.  

I thank you for reaching out with this vital information as I am sure your logic is sound.

Some plumbers do not know how to properly work on these systems, so it is vital to get the right guy in there.  

I found a property that I was going to TRY(i say that cause I needed funds) and buy to fix and flip...however life situations  have come up and I need a home for my self and 3 kids with the one on the way...here it goes 3br brick home 2 bath unfinished basement in cook county illinois...back taxes on this property are all that is owed no mortgage it's on 3 property pin numbers which #2 has been sold to a tax buyer that can only be redeemed from that tax buyer for 23k(i have been in contact with them and they have not deeded the property and won't for awhile) pin#1 and #3 has unpaid taxes a portion sold to a tax buyer and the others just need to be paid for.