I would suggest driving for dollars in the area as well as Popping into The Barn and asking the real estate developers who own that building and office on the lower level if they know of anything.

Taxes in "red" states seem to be lower.

Technically by Colorado law where I work, you cannot broker a deal or receive compensation for facilitating a real estate transaction without be licensed (finders fee).

Hi Brian, there are several companies that will let you hang your license there for a little fee or a piece of your transaction.

Again, we do not use Attorney's, as the Escrow is our neutral third party in the transaction.3. 

If you have a method of only using the 2% on this transaction then please take advantage of the conventional loan type.  

Sounds like an interesting property - I have done some transactions in the area and have done well - what do you want to do with your contracts? 

So they "helped" initially because the opportunity literally would not exist for you, if not for that agent bringing the opportunity to your attention, in the scenario you just described.Once you've closed a half dozen transactions and are finding opportunity on your own, by contrast, you just might not need an agent - those people are 100% out there and are typically great to work with.

If the Certificate of reasonable value is lower than the asking sales price the Veteran would pay the difference as a down payment at closing. 

Is 20% below asking your maximum approval, or is it lower than your max and you are looking to negotiate.If you had a max approval of $160,000 and wanted to be shown $200,000 houses, I could see the realtor feeling this is a waste of time.