If they see someone who is motivated, ready to grow quickly, easy to work, etc; they'll be much more willing to move their fees around.You might ask, "We are in this for the long haul and want partners who will help our growth, if we decide to work with you, how can you move your fees around to enable the growth we want to achieve in the next x years?"

Goal is to achieve the rule of 3% in rentals - amazing for an investment of less than 500k!

Some may scoff but in the end, the numbers work and the cash flow is nice ;)Bought for $18,500Closing Costs including down payment $4420Appraised for $21,000Rent $800Cash Flow $480The highest COC and ROI is achieved by placing as little into the acquisition of an RE as possible.  

Yes, it is certainly inadvisable to fully DIY this sort of thing, you are totally correct - I'm only trying to have a well-informed opinion so that when I sit down with my tax strategist (I'm still looking for a tax strategist :) I can say "here are my goals, and here is what I believe so far about achieving them - let's make that plan better, together".Only once that plan is well-considered by an expert (heck, maybe even two!)

Then, you get your first deal, and this is probably going to take about 1 year or 2 for her to see what you achieve what that deal. 

How did you achieve it?

After listening to a @Brandon Turner webinar, I was hooked on real estate investing and knew this was the path I needed to take to achieve the goals I set for myself.

My own goal is to achieve 100% return on investment on rehab expenses (for every $1 invested in the rehab the value add is $2). 

@Nate Wilson Sorry for the late response I have not purchased my first investment property as of yet but I am hoping to achieve that within the next 6 months.

When you show him that you respect his time, are willing to learn from him, and always take care of him , you will achieve all the goals that you are trying to achieve and should keep your friendship intact.