Look, when the price of gas or diesel goes up at the pump UPS & Fed Ex and other carriers still haul freight and deliver packages.

But I'm curious if it is possible to sign on with a major firm under my company (instead of, or in addition to my personal) name so that I am building my own company brand from day one - before eventually going solo at some point in the future once I qualify for a firm license?

So - when you are negotiating with the seller, you can use including property management as a way to show him the market value of his property is a little less because any professional firm acquiring it would need to figure these costs in.  

We recently have expanded or property management into the Texas Market and are looking for someone to join our firm heading up property management.

Were your unit my unit and your predicament my predicament this is what I would do: Step one: Call the main line for all the major firms in your area ( Century 21, Keller Williams, Coldwell Banker, Smaller Local Names).

I spend most my time now working at an appraisal firm. 

When we self-managed our properties in NYC we did this, and a large part of selecting our property management firm here in Raleigh was their approach to building relationships with tenants and making sure that everyone was working from the same game plan - understanding that as a tenant they are responsible for keeping things clean, paying on time, etc. and as a landlord (via our property management) we'll respect that relationship by ensuring that maintenance items are taken care of ASAP, renewals for valuable tenants will be offered without question, etc. 

Maybe wholesaling is for you.Figure out what you think you might like, then find some nearby people on BP that are doing or have done that, and offer to buy them a cup of coffee and ask them to tell their story, and maybe offer to help them in some small way on their next deal, anybody can sweep a floor and haul junk out to the dumpster!  

Obviously, I'm a firm believer in using and branding your business name instead of the overused phrases.

Looking at the firms in northwest WA, here are my options:WindemereKeller WilliamsCentury 21RE/MAXMuljatSterlingColdwell BankerJohn L ScottZip RealtyI would greatly appreciate it if anyone working for any of those firms would be so kind as to add their two cents.