Guess it would depend on how well you trained your staff too.Personalities will be very important.I'm in a recreational area, (Branson Missouri) which is rather seasonal, that doesn't mean you won't need management and maintenance through out the year, so a strict commission based compensation might be hard to do.

Would you train some newbie wholesaler, show them your best methods and tricks for FREE, so they could compete with you from now on?

You will learn more here than in any seminar, class, or training session that I know of.

At this particular time I'm not able to pay for ten appraisals and title searches if the sellers were to accept my offers.......I figure if I can get a couple flips I could then afford to get the training!

Hey Jon,Yes you are correct that it is somewhat over personalized with my wifes taste so we probably only get 8% of buyers that it somewhat appeals to.No smell of dogs they are trained and house is always clean.

You could ask the fire department to do a control burn on it for a training exercise and cut down on demo and haul costs.You could also fix and sell it quick depending on what it could rent for.If you posted pics on here many of the rehabbers could let you know an estimate to fix and time involved.

Here in Japan we've been "spoiled" by close to two decades of zero appreciation (although, if you ask the big boys, they seem to speculate on this changing shortly) - we've been trained by circumstance to look for pure cashflow (10-15% pre-tax), with any possible appreciation only the icing on the cake.

I train at my local YMCA multiple times a week.

I would look for a 100% commission broker in your area (preferably one that provides some sort of training for new agents).

If you're looking for an investor-friendly broker, spend more time talking to the smaller guys; if you're looking to become a retail real estate agent and want great training, talk to the big national franchises.Good luck and tell us more about your plans for after you get your license...are you planning to invest or focus on becoming a full-time agent?