How to be an Investor Friendly Real Estate Agent

[Jonathan Schneider]

Hey everybody, I'm a pretty new real estate agent and a new real estate investor as well, working on rehabbing my first flip house. I have it in my head that I want to specialize in being an investor-friendly real estate agent. I've read the beginners ultimate guide and a lot of other things on here. My question is, what as a real estate investor do you want from your real estate agent? What things do you look for that tells you someone is an investor friendly agent? Fire away! 

[David D Painter]

My realtor is the perfect realtor. He sends me a link or calls with anything he thinks I could be interested in then just leaves me alone. If I don't respond he knows I have no interest and leaves me alone. He doesn't care what I offer as long as I offer. He generally offers his opinion only when I ask. He doesn't waste my time. There is zero pressure with him. In 8 years he has only "pushed" me to view 1 home that I wasn't interested in and I am glad he did as I made an offer of 75% of an already reasonable asking on the spot. He gives me his opinion on what a house needs to get top dollar in our market without guesssing renovation costs. He doesn't bog me down with paperwork that I hate. He works magic in getting homes closed fast for me, usually in less than 7 days of acceptance. He manages to get answers on offers within 24 hours as he knows I am impatient but I try not to be unreasonable. I consider him a good friend but we don't chum around. I can view a home, make an offer and be done in 15 minutes with this guy. He sometimes make me aware of listings often before they hit MLS. We work like a well oiled machine.