The 'big dogs' in REO are either:1. already working with their fab 2-3or2. straight laced and will not hand deals out under the tableeither way they are certainly:3. under more pressure and scrutiny from other agents and the board now that volume is down and more investors are clamoring for deals.The bigger agents are always under a microscope. 2 of the top 3 agents in town will not just hand out deals like they might have in '08, because of the above.

As you are probably also aware the type of activity, volume and intent play a factor in this as well.If you could be classified as a dealer then, I would recommend a wholly separate business entity for any passive activities you might have.

Having buyers and sellers sign documents out of "proper" order is a technicality that most title agents across the country do on a daily basis.

And if you forget to pay that you receive the right to daily telephone calls from the collection agency he uses to get his money.

There are so many other deals I see daily that seem more beneficial for 225K to be invested in.

That same day I found it on a realtor's personal website 1 picture (which I check daily) GONE next day.

It is difficult for one person to achieve such a volume, but if you had 4 specialists, with some adminstrative support, turning 2000 properties would not be impossible.

I don't personally have rentals but do fix and flip and almost daily I am entering vacant / abandonded property.

I'm thinking it may be higher if you're renting weekly, daily, etc and there's a lot more to do, but 30% sounds really high.

My primary experience has been with HUD homes, that are daily bids less than 50k and less than 10 yrs old.