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Brian Joseph
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  • Salem, OR
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How can an agent help you as an investor

Brian Joseph
  • Real Estate Professional
  • Salem, OR
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Hello BP RE Investors,

What is the one thing you look for (And is hard to find) in an agent to help you reach your RE goals? What are some of the problems you've run into that turns you away from an agent?  

Cheers!

Brian

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John Warren
  • Real Estate Broker
  • 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546
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John Warren
  • Real Estate Broker
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@Brian Joseph the whole reason I became an agent was because I had so many bad agents in the past. I had one wonderful residential agent help me purchase my first home, but other than that most of them didn't understand that if they took care of me (the client) the money would come. They were focusing on finding something as fast as possible for me to buy so they could get paid. 

They also knew absolutely nothing about how investing in real estate works. Sadly, most residential agents do not own their own homes, much less investment property. This has been a huge edge for me in my business as I actually own and operate rental properties, and have a network of contractors my clients can buy into. This is not something I experienced when dealing with many traditional agents when I was getting started. 

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