I have also owned 3 brokerages over the years with literally 100's of agents work for me at various times..

Too many Americans were thrown under the bus at the time ERISA becoming law and being duped by the bar charts we still see advertised on the large brokerage houses TV advertisements.

I have been a real estate investor for about 20 years and I opened my real estate brokerage 5+ years ago, I have found that the far majority of agents don't even understand the standard contracts.

Reach out if you have any questions on getting your license, brokerages, what to do, etc.

I work for an investment brokerage here in Kansas City, however I am new to this industry and looking for ways to build my pipeline.

Firstly, start with your states laws regarding Broker/Agent communication.

There are some discount brokerages where you pay flat fee for a listing on the MLS. 

Please someone tell me the logic on how costs on the buy side will drop with less agents.I can see good buyers agents commanding over 3% because they are worth it and will be operating against a bunch of poorly trained flat fee discount brokerages. 

Our brokerage and sister companies offer RE services, PM, and construction services which a lot of out of stater's find convenient.  

He may provide oversight as your brokerage would be providing dual-agency, but it is your duty to represent the seller as their fiduciary.