Is just crap.

Not interested in a conversation about the crap that people buy from these mastermind groups right now.  

Small towns are Petri dishes.You have a multi family- you need pros to pull permits, that is a fact of life in any town that gives a crap about its residents.

I always push for ERTS too but once it's an owner advertising on MLS and claiming to have strong offers already, I dont see why anyone in their right mind would just hand over the listing without any competition agains the work they've already put into marketing and leads/offers.Ie once a FSBO breaks down and takes an ERTS what if the the exclusive agent with right to sell after weeks and weeks doesn't bring any better offer and then the FSBO decides to go with an offer made right before the ERTS, the agent is still likely to claim they spent so much on marketing and such and so now want at least part of the commission per later agreement, when in reality the ERTS agent did not perform at all - just wasted his clients time-  and the FSBO performed better without agent and now has to deal with possibly being held liable for agent's marketing expenses etc when agent delivered nothin but crap.

If you want to learn this industry leave that crap behind.

Hope I didn't crap on your ambition here, no answer is perfect so don't just take my word for it.

The rates are amazing and if crap hits the fan the rates will shoot up and so much for cheap payments anymore.

Nature of the beast when operating in such an old neighborhood, where the buildings are so varied and have met vastly different fates through countless renovations, multi- to single back to multi- conversions, crap interior layouts, dirt floor foundations, etc.  

If others performed even at half the rate as we do, running a buisness would be alot simpler.What deciphers the great from the dreamers, is if you can perform despite others,and navigate thru all the crap.

I'm glad you're willing to do this for others without asking for someone to buy a membership or some other crap.