If your purchase earned you 20-30k In equity.

Then promise your same agent the listing when you sell the property to earn that 2nd commission as well.  

But when you are on that gray zone, having them on your side can be the difference between getting and not getting the loan.As to how to get them on your side; well part of that is just make their job easier; If you take the time to do the research, you should know what they need from you almost as well as they doCome prepared with the documents in handWhen you make a commitment do deliver something to them, deliver it on timeDon't make them chase you as they have dozens or hundreds of files they are dealing withWhen you introduce yourself, show that you understand the project inside and outKnow your numbers; as a loans officer, they are numbers people and appreciate others that know theirsThey do not 'owe' you their support and you have to 'earn' it.

Is it to earn rewards or pay a low interest rate? 

We've had some success with the vacation rental market, but we've found self-management as the only way to earn a decent return.  

But, that gives you an idea of what you'd need the purchase price to be in order for the deal to make sense.Assuming the other numbers were accurate, and assuming you wanted to earn about 15% of the ARV in profit (about $30K), you'd need the purchase price to be no more than $115K.

That persons pay, as a contract hire, does not earn the wage, they have expenses to pay out of that wage such as insurances and taxes, registration, licensing and so on.

After researching, I have decided to pursue REI by wholesaling properties, to supplement my income, that I earn as an IT specialist and then I will slowly build a portfolio overtime.When I am not out trying to save the world, I am working on computers, creating digital art and music, repairing photos (and using them to create slideshows) and trying to share the now 17 stories, swimming around in my head, with the rest of the world in some way.I am blessed to be here and I hope to learn and share the stories of my future successes, in real estate investing, soon.

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AND when you eventually take it out, all earnings will be treated as ordinary income, meaning you will pay MORE taxes than if you bought it outside of the IRA where you get the cash flow and receive a huge tax benefit through depreciation expense and 1031 exchange rules (upon selling).So buy that sucker with cash and then do a Cash Out Refi under the Delayed Financing Exception (Fannie Mae) if you are still eligible for such - otherwise get a portfolio loan to retrieve most of your cash back out and keep rolling on to the next property.