Jay,
Welcome to the board! :mrgreen:
I won’t be much help for your questions, but I did want to suggest it may be worthwhile to post a “Need a Houston Bird-Dog?” thread in the I Have/I Want Forum.
Also, you might try RICH, the local investment club. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of folks interested in your services. More info is here…
http://www.texasrealestateclub.com/clubs/texas.html
I’ve paid some folks over the years for their assistance in bringing me deals, but I’ve never been a bird-dog so I can’t help there.
One thing you may want to consider is how you define “bird-dog”. Recently, as you probably know if you’ve been reading newsgroups, there’s been a good deal of discussion on whether or not one should be licensed to accept fees for providing leads.
In my opinion, this isn’t a big deal, but perhaps it’s something worth checking into. The easiest way to avoid the issue is to actually become a principal in the deal. However, I consider that to be the definition of a wholesaler. I assume there’s some middle ground where you technically are a wholesaler, but acting more in a bird-dog capacity.
Anyway, as I said, I’m not sure this issue is worthy of comment, but since I took some heat today for not considering it to be significant, I figured I’d mention it to you. Prior to this week, I’ve never heard anyone mention any real concerns about this. So, I guess this is my attempt to disclose potential risks you may need to research.
I agree it can be a good way to learn the biz with minimal risk. Hopefully, you’ll get some better responses from experienced bird-dogs…