The flipper then knows what his commitment is to be (approximately 20% of the purchase price + holding costs).

I do have tenacity and grit and am fully committed to becoming a savvy investor through experience and education.

I have committed myself to reading, listening, and most of all, becoming an active participant within a community to learn as much as I can about becoming a Real Estate Investor.

I still have much planning to do b4 i fully commit to both but it's definitely an brain boggler lol

That is a volume type business.Training an agent up takes time and commitment from a brokerage.

I am a recent college grad with no experience in real estate but I am committed to learning and growing as an agent and investor.

As well as someone who had committed serious crimes. 

Which is why I've made a commitment to myself that any time within the next 3 years, I will own a piece of real estate.There's two things I have always been: a risk taker, and a big dreamer.

I know I know I'm sure I'm breaking some rule but I felt I needed to reintroduce myself here as a way of holding myself accountable that this time I am FULLY committed to becoming a real estate entrepreneur!

I'd actually suggest that you speak to several to get a sense of what they bring to the table for first time buyers/investors before committing to working with anyone (assuming you're even going to go the "using an agent" route).