I run my own travel agency from home, as well as facilitate a networking group 2x's a month in my home town of Trumbull called, The Breakfast Club. 

As a local marketing agency, I also hope to have the opportunity to work with Real Estate companies and educators in my area and thought that a forum would be one of the best ways to learn my way around the lingo and big ideas of the industry so that I can market their businesses in the best way possible. 

If you are investing in residential notes Federal laws and agency regulations may play a dominate legal role.Second, you need to learn the math connected with debt analysis.  

Should I give this note to a collection agency to help collect?

The basic question is stated above, but I think it comes down to rules involving "non-agency" basically the idea that I am explicitly not the sellers real estate agent.

Once you have a written agreement and everyone is happy with the terms close the deal as a land contract at a title agency just like you would for a seller financed deal outside of the family.Just remember that your family relations are more important than money, if it looks like someone will be angry if you make the deal pull out.

I started in an real estate agency.

So the questions start, how do agencies handle pm business brought in by agents? 

And you also want to interview agencies...negotiate commissions etc.

I think your best bet is a state directory from a state agency (department of revenue or taxation) or state-level assessor association.