Leveraging John’s local market expertise, we secured the property for $142,000.

This is an opportunity to confirm they have the expertise you need.

I'm very interested in receiving mentorship and am willing to pay for expertise. 

At which point if the flip was thick enough, i wouldn't have any issue coughing up a higher incentive to play along.Very unique business model, almost could function like a builder..

You have to order oven racks based on the model and they cost $82.50 each.

(by doing this you are complying with the exact letter and spirit of the ALA)In doing so, you and the end buyer agree to a fee of X in exchange for the valuable service you provided (all of the hard work, skill and expertise) through out the course of the transaction in order to get the seller a full release.Submit the higher offer and above addendum to the lender for their approval and you have complied with the exact spirit and letter of the ALA.

Fundamentally, the problem is that the model allows for "lenders" to dump loans to GSEs with little or no skin in the game.

So in and of itself, neither model is better than the other, both have their pluses and minuses, but do your research before you decide to fork out a year's dues.

I have seen multiple threads where the source of problems with a property management company is the property manager leaving.I can't think of any other business models where the salesperson is also responsible for fulfillment--ensuring problems in service in the event of departure from the company.The staffing model where property manager A manages doors 1-100 and property manager B manages doors 101-200 is fundamentally flawed and leads to problems exactly like Marvin's.  

Many of us including myself talk about our strategies, styles, niches and business model on our website.