@Suny Capezzuto Let me also add, I am a real estate agent and due to my brokers investor incentive, I would keep full commission if i sold it.

Do I go 50/50, maybe lower, charge a transaction fee, or charge a commission?

This is exciting to me in multiple ways because I've always wanted to be involved with investors (it's why I got my license), I'll learn as I help them (always wanted to invest in real estate) and, of course, I'll be making commission on both ends from finding them the property and then selling the property- with my first baby on the way as well as purchasing my first home within the month I'm doing all I can to make extra money so this is quite the timing. 

I figured agents don't want to wait 1-3 years for their commission, but offering partial commission or even an upfront bonus doesn't seem to work.Has anyone here every worked with a Realtor to close SLO & LO deals, what happened, how did you build the rapport, and do you have any advice?

(all rounded)Purchase: $9800Renovation: $162,000 ($22,000 over budget)Total Interest Paid: $8700Closing Cost: $18,400 (including commissions and concessions)Holding Cost (other than Interest): 1100Sale Price: $213,000Gross Profit: 13000Takeaways:I learned a ton on this rehab. 1) Don’t try to do work yourself, have a pro do it. 2) make sure you keep a good lock on what’s going on and when with your contractors, one of our costs overruns was time.3) On a gut, just because you think you can salvage something (like the floor), put a contingency budget in for it. 4) My 10% contingency was not enough.

I can’t sell the property because I wouldn’t get enough to pay off the loan after the agents commission and closing cost.

Does this affect the real estate agents commission?

In my state, the Real Estate Commission creates approved forms for everything; owner financing, loan assumptions, etc.

If you choose to sell it before you PCS, you will not have enough equity to break even after you pay 6% sales commission because you put no money down, which means no equity at the purchase. 

But after agent commission and closing costs, it would be much less than that.