Thanks to all involved in this discussion.

Keep in mind even if it is like New York for example you can still waive the attorney and use the title attorney for both sides (If  financing is involved).  

Inventory shortages and rapidly increasing prices create an onslaught of challenges and market driven circumstances that often take more effort and involvement, and the damages that we risk causing can be very costly, to our clients first, and ultimately for the agent. 

If the key to your business is most revenue, then you can try to create bidding wars between buyers but they may not want to buy from you again because there is no real business relationship involved.

I will be sitting for my RE license exam in a few months, and am also involved in a few budding real estate investments. 

I have bought two primary residences in the past, both with agents involved.  

It is an investment strategy that involves renting the home and getting the cash out to do another deal. 

I have been reading that in order to contact a tenants previous landlord, especially when it involves reaching out to a large property management company/apartment complexes that they will sometimes ask for a tenant release of information consent form.

All modern furnaces have more repairs because of the complexity involved in safety and efficiency.I have proactively replaced 40 year old HVAC systems, because it always seems they go out in the cold of winter or heat of summer - at the worst time! 

Although I am still in my 20's myself, if I were to think back to when I was in college, I would probably prefer to be involved in real estate but not FULL IN.