Qualifications of Investor Friendly Real Estate Agent

[Taylor Ferris]

Hello BP community, As a real estate agent I'm still relatively new, decided to get my license about 2 years ago. After obtaining my license and choosing a brokerage I aligned myself with some of the top agents and found that some of the most successful ones were the agents who worked well with investors. While I've learned a lot from the agents there is always a high level of competition and thus certain "trade secrets" have been kept from me. As a result, I thought the group of investors and agents here could shed some light on the subject. Almost everything I read says you need to find a good investor friendly real estate agent and that they are hard to find. I'd like to be the best investor friendly agent I can be, but what does that mean? Obviously agents with lots of experience and knowledge of the area but what are the other qualities of a good real estate agent for investors?

[John Knisely]

@Taylor Ferris having investments yourself is going to build the credibility and experience of course. If that is not something you are interested in, knowing big players in your market is key. Also having strong connections with the local government offices, contractors, lenders, title companies, wholesalers etc and other services can really help set you apart and prepare you to handle those potentially stick situations with ease.