Recently moved back to the area and looking to get my license again, but this time I would rather find a company that allows me freedom to set my own commission rates on listings, no mandatory office duty hours, no mandatory cold-call sessions, etc., and either has a set fee per transaction, small percentage per transaction, or has a cap on annual charges for commission splits.  

I've been both personally and professionally interested in engaging with the BP community, to learn and to share about equipping people to make real estate an option to reaching their goals. 

Hello @Denis Bliakhman and welcome to BPglad to have you here.Feel free to engage with the community and help out where you can.There are also useful resources for all type of investors(new, seasoned,intermediate)All the best forward

If you want to connect with other investors, there is a FREE landlording meeting this Thursday, May 26th, at Tommy's Pizza on Dublin-Granville (between Sawmill and Riverside) that features education (a Q&A session geared to newbies for general real estate investing and landlording as well as a featured speaker) and networking and has a good mix of newbies and experienced investors.

Again welcome to the community go ahead and engage with the community they are all good people here willing to help or offer advice.

I think the most important step prior to engaging various 3rd parties is to make sure you and your partner are both aligned in your goals & expectations- then you can have a clearer picture of what you want when you go speaking to all the other various suits.

Many in this forum will also suggest that you engage a CPA early in your venture.  

There is no such statute.I used to bring along the head underwriting attorney for a major title company to Bar Association speaking engagements.

@Dana SchreiberWelcome to the site.you'll learn a lot to get you going on your real estate investing journey.Relationships are a component for REI success, so remain active and engage the communityAll the best forward

There's lots of info here on different styles and messages, the key is to keep the prospect engaged.