i always build in $2K for loan procurement, weather i use it or not, it never costs me that much, and 4.5% at the commercial lender is pretty cheap money if you have researched other methods.  

I was looking for other sources of information to be able to procure high quality investment opportunities at a higher rate then what I am currently able to do.

If a sub-market were controlled by 2-3 large landlords and a tenant chose to not pay the rent and that data were consumed by the other landlords in that sub-market, that tenant is now facing a real uphill battle the next time he/she procures housing.

It enables us to be prepared for when we take the next step in our business. 

1) It enables you to live on one side and rent the other.

After some experience I have to say that having a well in your house is like taking on an additional mini water procurement and treatment factory in addition to all the other things that goes on in a house.

I feel like we need to help educate them on repairing their credit, but we'd also like to procure houses for them.

for example, I came into REI from construction, both as a hands-on guy, and then later in management and procurement.  

In all honesty, an agents sole purpose is to put as many eyes on your property as possible to procure an offer.  

It's a new build house.My plan goes something like this -* Draw up all plans, specific down to the SKU number (We do this already with clients we work for)* Procure all permits, possible even pour the foundation of the house* Market and sale* Customer buys house on a construction loan, we act as the contractor and complete the build