She was not able to share in all the stress leading up to and doing the deal.

If you send out enough effective mail youll get the leads you need...Just be glad youre getting the mail back so you can stop mailing them..Michael Quarles

First, thanks for your nice comments...Yes we do use our website as a seller lead capturing tool and that is really all we use it for.

Thanks for the lead.

It would be great to then have a follow up with the mentor, who would take some of the leads and go through the motions with me in analyzing the lead, making the calls, following up with appointments, and doing the first few deals.

An "exclusive right to sell listing" means the seller is obligated to pay a commission regardless of whether or not the buyer is represented.So, an exclusive agency allows you to bypass the agent, but an exclusive right to sell means the agent is going to be involved no matter what.That said, since this agent is the one who gave you the lead, would it be fair and honest to try and cut them out?

It was on Nightline...Here is a link to an overview of the story...http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?

Anyways, as I sat and listened to this meeting, within 5 minutes, I figured out that this was not the meeting I was supposed to be in.He was basically explaining to them that to get leads, you have to call call call...blah blah blah.

Wholesale...You find the "deal", get it under contract, and then assign it to a buyer.Bird-Dog...You find a "lead", and pass it to someone who will try to make it a "deal".It is generating a "Lead"...

My partner and I(both newbies) got a lead from one of our fliers.