Well respected and can either assist or direct you in the right direction.

simply put though Jim just ask the broker to break down the 9% I suspect he is lumping in your seller paid closing costs and being a good agent and prepping you for the fact that the buyers will need a seller assist that comes from your side.if he is charging 9% commission plus fees thats another matter but again on low priced properties I would expect that .. otherwise probably not worth his time and he encourages you to sell them yourself ??

My problem is I am stuck between starting my career as a RE assistant to shadow a successful agent and learn their daily processes or begin in property management to learn all aspects involved in that field.

Get a virtual assistant from Fiverr.com, they can cold call for $3-$5 per hour.

Keep breathing, see what sort of assistance is being offered to renters in your community and be willing to share that information with your new tenants as well.

However, you'll often find niche gyms, breweries, restaurants, and more diverse & wide-ranging tenants signing leases when standard retail/strip mall sites become too expensive. 

Hi guys, I am currently an assistant college basketball coach diving into real estate investing. 

My tenant and family are also all there so I visit once a month and would be happy to offer you and your wife any assistance I can.  

He also opened my eyes to the importance of getting an assistant and better systems so that I could scale while I had another job.

I would look for markets with more diverse economies.