I would like to be able to pay myself the $7500 (or any higher or lower amount, for that matter) as a salary for the work I do pertaining to tax lien investing - property research, attending auctions, administrative duties, etc. 

I've been a probate administrator 16 times and trustee over 50 times and get some really crappy mail pieces.

We have to understand that there are different types of agents and agencies here (not going to name all): a) Buyers Agencies (Represent buyers and have access to approximately 99% of inventory) b) Master Brokers or Developer`s In-house sales team (They have exclusive projects and represent the seller's interests, in most cases, they can only sell their inventory, so like Steve mentioned its human nature they will do everything they can to sell you their property)c) Dual Agencies (It's not illegal here like in some states in the US, might be a conflict of interests) If an investor follows your do-it-yourself suggestion of going directly with the listing agent, he will take a long time and will have to talk to a lot of people who will automatically register their name, email, and phone number in their databases.

We would do a TIC with you but you would need to bring in more than 1-2M for it to make it worth the administrative burden.

The trust agreement dictates disposition of assets, administration of trust, etc.

Offer to help with their administrative tasks, social media, or whatever they may have for you to do.

It's interesting to hear the difference of opinion and always good to consider alternatives...for us, Airtable is the only platform we've been able to use to fill the gaps in our property management software....Buildium...we actually upload csv files and re-create the Buildium database to get some amazing results and analytical insight commercially built platforms are incapable of delivering....but anyway, thanks for the feedback.

I'm not sure if this has been discussed, or discussed lately, but Biden announced his proposal to almost double the capital gains tax rate for high earning individuals to 39.6%, and up to 43.4% for some.He has floated...

It could be blogging, podcasts, newsletters, etc educating and giving away free content to build up your investors interest and database of investors / prospects.3) Be yourself (authentic) - speak simply, clearly and stay on point about the opportunity and business plan. 

I am always looking to expand my database for insurance agents.