I'm not looking for anything set in stone, just come basic industry average interest rates and finance % for canada.

They're basically selling a short sales course.

Or if you plan on holding/renting it and what it would rent for.....basically what your plan is for the property and what other numbers are involved besides just offering $100k below asking price because of the amount of repairs you "guess" it needs.

The advantage for a lot of us that are still in the game- is that a whole bunch of investors are out of it now.The market cool-down means it's time to get back to basics, time to sharpen the skills again, and get hot!

It has been a terrific learning experience and I'm sold on the concept.

Basically it's the representative of the buyer or seller and they can be also viewed as the true "direct source" to the buyer or seller.

I picked up a couple of books and already finished one - ABCs of Real Estate Investing is a good newbie book if any other newbies care - easy read, and provided some basic guides to determine property profitability, though you can probably find the same info on this forum in one form or another.

His basic premise is that we all spend a lot of time futzing around with stuff that doesn't much matter, and if we just focused on the few essential things we have to do, we would have lots of free time.

You want atmosphere and some basic information communicated.

For basic questions, I think they may be worth it.