Ask about the commission split structure, desk fees, buying and selling for yourself/family, is phone duty required, are there monthly minimums (sales, cold calls, etc), bonus structure, the type of real estate they focus on (investment, retail, high-end, leasing, foreclosures, commercial), how is the in-house training, what kind of on-boarding process, lead disbursement and generation, advertising associated with your franchise, corporate franchise fees, web & social media, and a ton of other items.  

I like it - massive action equals massive success!

The reason why this works here is the rental MLS is massive and generally anything that hits Craigslist (the other main artery for renting here) is at or undermarket and is gone within hours if it's a deal.  

We only consider solid cash flowing properties (Office / Retail) with good tenants, limited short term lease turnover and some potential upside (e.g. built in escalations, operational efficiencies, vacancy that can be filled, etc.).

There are retail homes available, foreclosures, and I'm sure there are also various distressed properties just waiting for the right buyer.

So you can charge 10-20% more at retail and not hurt volume?

I do buy/fix/retail flips.

I was in retail sales prior to becoming a Realtor.

The thing that has me stumped is that everything (the usdx, currency value, silver & gold prices, etc...) seems to be going opposite of what it should be doing with such a massive rate cut these last few days.

You would be selling more as a "retail" lease purchase.