Broker then pays some of the commission to the agent.Broker cannot pay commission to someone who is not an agent.Thank You @James Wise Question, if you were not a broker, but an agent working for a broker and you had a massive influx of business, enough to keep another agent busy full time, can you hire another agent to work for you? 

Most agents don't have an in depth understanding of short sales and doing a retail short sale is much different from doing one for an investor.

If it is retail flip, it looks way better if it is a rental I use cheaper tile but the great thing is I never have to replace it.

I sympathize being in Virginia Beach, a massive military area.  

Why waste your time with people who want retail for their houses.

The front deck is getting overhauled, the living space is completely opened with beams in and columns in place, can lights are in, and the backyard now looks MASSIVE!  

While I still have activity in the life-safety business, I am also very involved in leasing and sales of commercial (mostly retail) properties.My chief aim in this next leg of my career is to acquire, through deal-making and hard work, ownership in income-producing commercial properties.

Here's the formula: I need a business that generates massive amounts of cash which I can then use to lend (on real estate), while leveraging other people's money.By doing it this way, 2 things happen:1.

the last one here doesnt have a massive number of comps, doesnt need repairs and costs nearly 3/4 of a million.  

It is also not an indication that they do not want to sell outside of the retail channel.