Investment real estate agent

[D'andre Martin]

I am a real estate agent at keller williams, I have been an agent for almost a year upcoming. I first do appreciate the bigger pockets community on much feedback and knowledge... My question is a a fairly new real estate agent how can I work more with investors or find investors for residential properties? I want to be more of an investor friendly agent... 

[Joe Facenda]

I am going to be blunt.  If you want to work with investors, I believe you need to be an investor yourself.  I know when I go out of town to invest, I will only work with those who have also invested.  

I am a Realtor myself so let me be even a little more blunt.  I think for a new agent, targeting investors may not be the best strategy.

Yes, investors are great to work with.  I enjoy my time with my investor clients.  I tend to really like them as people and, of course, working with investors often means repeat business in a short amount of time.

But there are soooooooooo  many investors out there.  A good number will run you around and waste your time.  As a new agent it is hard to know which investors are for real and which are not sure of their plan or simply afraid to take action.  It is much safer to start your career with traditional owner occupant transactions. 

Just one old Realtor's opinion.  There are always exceptions to the rule.