Be careful.We makes offers on literally thousands of MLS and the numbers are about 700 offers to get a flip that fits the 70% of ARV minus construction cost numbers.

I am considering a few options:commercial realtors that want an 18 month exclusive contract and I would have to provide several thousand in upfront marketing costs to help find tenants.  

Great thing about real estate is there are a thousand different ways to reach your goal.

There is no hard and fast rule nor local laws to that effect, at least hat I'm aware of.When someone performs a service that you did not specifically (know) to request, aren't you the least bit appreciative that they may gave saved you perhaps thousands in potential problems?

In Minnesota, a real estate agent was subject to several thousands in fines and having his paperwork audited for the last three years (not only contracts, but marketing too!)

I wish we would have found is many, many thousands of dollars ago!  

@Brian Gibbons"Attack of the Gurus" is to be a fictional movie of what happens to RE investors following systems and creative methods as their accountants inform them of their tax liabilities of thousands of dollars when they have not received their money yet. 

There are well over one thousand books.

If you had a broker with limited experience who saves you a mediocre amount on commission is that worth making a mistake costing hundreds of thousands due to their inexperience?

This is a post I made on Intuits site while seeking resolution to the critical problems we were attempting to resolve.https://community.intuit.com/questions/1201452-not-happy-significant-issues-with-accepting-money-orders-qb-2015-costing-me-thousands-of-dollarsThe link above is the summary.