For me, it was supposed to be for my dental business however for improvements, repairs, investments into equipment etc.But once given, they could not take it back so I could always use it for real estate.55K was offered, but, the rate was too high @ 10% and was on a 3 year amortization. 

My chosing to use an all cash strategy means I end up selling a lot and constantly dealing with paying taxes but it works for me especialy in later years when I have built up momentum. 

I spend hours house hunting, going to open houses, looking at comps, and demos just for fun -- so I think naturally becoming a Realtor would be in the best interest for me?

They are going off the tax forms (T1 and T776).

for me its usually depending upon the situation.......u kinda got to feel them out and see if theres an underlying issue at hand....but yea never more than 3 business days......but you can tell whos stalling. 

If I, as a wholesaler, were to ask a real estate agent to generate a comparable sales statement for me, what's in it for them?

There is likly local board forms that have been proven in hundreds of sImIlar transactions.

As for me, I listened and asked have you been preapproved? 

Their priorities, focus, and models of investing  might match up better with you.I loved this article today (yeah it's click bait and fluffy as all get out but it demonstrates for me the true power of real estate investing over the years) -   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kushner-paid-no-federal-income-tax-for-years-documents-suggest/ar-BBOkaOq?

@Alexandra Lowry Thanks for your response and putting in perspective for me, we are for sure going to use the VA loan overall.