As a fellow agent in Connecticut, I would say with the way brokerages are structured here that your questions would be best answered by your broker.You are giving them a cut of your commission for several reasons and them being there to answer questions, especially from beginning agents, is a big part of their role as broker.

But, understand, you'd be taking a cut of your partner's money, so it's unreasonable to think that they'd be too happy...No easy answers here.

Just like my business we do a lot of rehab and new construction but we do not have any employees that acutally build anything its all subs...

I have read where investors feel they receive the best management service for the property when the management company has a cut of the equity. 

you must have a cut off.  

The best way to find a mentor is go find a real deal that rehabbers, developers, or other investors truly want and then bring it to them asking for a cut of the deal and learn that way.

Brokers do and then they pay the agents a cut of the fee or commission.

I've been there once or twice, drank some beers in a cute pub downtown- I think it was called the Pour House?

So long as you are not out there harming the public and the brokers brand most brokers will be happy to take a cut of the 6 or so deals you do every year and call it a day.

No big deal I have a second job where I could pick up the extra hours OR I can get a new primary job in long term care or an acute care setting which lender #2 DOES approve of.