Thank for your help and a lot of confidence,

He knows my successful background and influential personality and I can already feel his confidence in me. 

I have done enough renovations that I feel confident in my ability to start flipping houses.

Here's some good regional data if this helps (these were all reports I built when I worked at Long & Foster): http://www.longandfoster.com/Market-Conditions/Mar...I completely agree that Southern MD is a great market.

I'm trying to learn right now so I can feel confident when I am ready to do a deal. 

Every day I am learning more and more about real state, and I am confident this could lead to a successful future.  

I'm pretty confident that I will be able to make something work with someone this weekend, but if nothing comes of any of that, I will be listing it on the MLS with my father at the beginning of the week, hoping that an offer that can close quickly comes along.  

At least where I'm at, the buyer doesn't pay the agent's commission so if that's an objection, you can address it straight out and explain to them the seller generally pays for the commission.If you go into a meeting with them expecting them to sign and being confident that its just a simple paper that you need to move through, it'll be a breeze. 

Answer: Money can't buy self-confidence,  self-respect or integrity and if someone has many insecurities no amount of income or fame will correct that.

I kept jumping in and out of the pool and learned a lot of "Creative REI" methods although I was never able to gather the self confidence to put theory into practice.I served in the US Army for 14 years combined active and reserve including a tour in Iraq in 06-07 at which time my wife and I purchased our first home and instead of going with the REO that needed work we went with a more middle ground outdated but move in ready home at double + the price.