ONLY look where the best schools  are, in the best neighborhoods you can afford.The neighborhood and  house should have instant curb appeal, sit 'at or above' street level, yard for the kids to play in.

Samuel,In my mind it boils down to the level of service that you expect from whoever you bring in.

I also have personal accounts through USAA (great service, no fees) and Capital One 360 (great rates).We ended up using Farmers and Merchants Bank.

All parties were aware of that, meaning they knew I was the buyer and buyer agent who would be paid for my services as the agent.

@Cody Zimmer, that is correct.At a very high level.....You can limit liability via insurance and get easier loans if you keep things in your personal nameORYou can limit liability via an entity (e.g.

I think I could be of service to you.

Flipping houses and owning a painting business can actually complement each other very well, in terms of cross-selling services, developing connections, and new opportunities among other things.I guess my point is, before leaving an existing venture, make sure you have formally done your diligence via a business model, business plan, marketing strategy, etc.  

However, I do recommend you ask each question to 3 different staff members as you will often get different and even competing answers depending on their level of experience. 

Once you become advanced you can reach out to services like Podio, but this seems to be a good starting area!

The business seems much larger, since there is 17 locations in the area and was told there are thousands of offices nationwide...Commission:level 1: $0-$25k 60%level 2: $25k-50k 65%level 3: 50k-70k 70%level 4: 70k-100k 75%level 5: 100k-150k 80%level 6: 150k-175k 85%Level 7: 175k +     90%Fees:$300/yr, E/O insurance$100, new agent setup fee$75/mth, marketing fee$72/per 1000 business cards$18/per name badge$225, FAR/NAR Membership initiation fee$460/yr FAR/NAR annual membership dues$90, MLS setup fee$350/yr MLS annual membership dues$50, supra key setup fee$275/yr, Supra key annual membership dues$110, lockbox purchaseFlorida Luxury Realty from the beginning was kinda hidden off the road, the office is hidden in the back of a business complex in regards to the one office i specifically went to, its very clean and professional looking, just the office overall is not very lit up or fresh looking...and when i dropped in there was noone at the location outside of the clerical person at the front desk from what i could tell, most of the office was completely dark...