An example of a recent closing  I was paid as the exclusive sales broker of a Manhattan development site that I procured for my buyer who signed $105,000,000 contract within 24 hours to buy.

It would be far cheaper to procure and install than two forced air furnaces and should be cheaper to operate over the long term.

And thanks for the encouragement to procure more quotes--I’ll definitely be doing that.

I had a client where my billables were less than the direct savings I provided them through the value engineering and procurement process, as well as alternative solution suggestions. 

@Kyle GrimmIn Missouri the activities requiring a RE license include anyone who "procures prospects or makes referrals", and your sign is asking for exactly that (birddogs).

For me, I realized most of my business comes from listings, so now I focus on procuring more listings.

Ideal property would be a small office building, or small flex space in the San Fernando Valley area.I am sending out direct mail to property owners that i have procured through property radar.I do also have my license, but its not active.Here is my question.

Offers, deals, and buyers procured during your listing will result in your having to pay commissions to your LA anyway.I always try FSBO first, then exclude from a future listing any buyers I procurred. 

I have found time is better spent building tools to quickly analyze & procure new deals, rather than hyper-analyzing the metrics of one deal, ultimately making initial review faster & more reliable (spend time on the things that make sense, quickly remove things that don't, even junior-level staff can identify good opportunities with the tools, etc).For example, if I'm modeling a SFR to 3-4 unit scheme, I can quickly check the $/sf/mo for each of my proposed units and get a good idea of the GOI without having to manually dig through &  find rent comps in that City/Zip:- So instantly I know in Woodland Hills that a Studio is close to $5/sf/mo on avg, 1 Bedroom closer to $4/sf/mo, with the 2 & 3 Bedrooms closer to $3/sf/mo.

.- 50% of 1st months rent when procuring a new tenant.- 10% project management fee for project $2,500+.- $25/hr for extreme maintenance circumstances (ie hurricane clean up)Thats it... neat, simple, easy to understand, AND transparent.