Call a few local brokerages and ask about their training process and lead generation.

Hello,I am looking to purchase a investment property (multi family anything 5+ units) and was hoping someone could recommend a good commercial real estate broker/ agent. 

We need to back up here a little bit.There are a few things not mutually exclusive.There is a difference between getting paid a fee as a broker/agent placing and tenant and then ONGOING management of the asset.

It might say " State law requires disclosure that I am a Real Estate Broker, however this is not a solicitation for brokerage services".Another way, a large brokerage here simply advertised that "if we don't sell your home in 90 days, we can buy it".

Record setting price for a home in Beverly Hills closed today.A friend of mines brokerage worked on this $70million transaction that closed today. 

This question deals more with agency than investing but I figured there's enough agents on this site to get some good feedback.Would you go after a client that breached a buyer brokerage agreement and bought with another Realtor?

In the US you can use the MLS (or a broker/agent) or you can market to buy properties on your own, privately.

RE brokerage is not W 2 job your a free agent.

At the very least, that will give you an access to properties and knowledge that may not otherwise be available to the public.However, keep in mind, it takes years of hands-on brokerage experience to learn how the real estate marketplace works.  

@Adam Drummond We just opened our own brokerage last month.