The Broker charged a reasonable fee for the transaction which I passed onto the client.

Best case scenario is keeping all REI related transactions in their own accounts so that you can track them easily.

In 2016, I read a book that got me on the real estate bug( Wife already knew the secret).

Also the end developers in most cases are large corps .. it cuts down on their risks and keeps raw un-entitled land off of their books 

Podcasts are great but go through other source - books, local REIA meetings, connecting with investors/Sponsors and developing your own set of relationships. 

what is the best book you have ever read in real estate investing ?

@Chris Maudlin check out Todd Dexheimer's write ups on emerging markets and his opinion on good markets to invest in through 2020:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10145/66160-ho...https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10145/68178-to...And then David Green has the book Long-Distance Real Estate Investing that would be a good start as well...https://www.amazon.com/Long-Distance-Real-Estate-I...

what is the best book you have ever read in business ?

I'm currently in the middle of one of Dave Van Horn's books on note investing but I've not yet gotten all the way through so the process in its entirety isn't very clear to me just yet.

I meant like usually in a transaction, the lender will hire an appraiser to appraise the value of the property in order to approve the loans.