How do I respect my agent and not waste his time?

[Brett Fitzgerald]

My wife and I are looking at getting started with the BRRRR strategy, and I've found a couple properties relatively quickly in my area that I want to check out. I have no idea what the rehab costs will be without walking through them with a contractor. How do I determine which properties are worth calling my agent and scheduling a walk through? Even if I make a lot offers, if I stick around the 70% rule, I have a feeling not many offers will be accepted. That seems like a lot of work for my agent, without much return. How do I not waste his time?

Thanks!
Brett

[John Weidner]

Writing offers takes time.   Unless your in a depressed market writing low ball offers is a waste of time and most agents won't put up with it.  I can only recommend you set expectations up front on all areas including price where you want to invest in.  Now if you want to write low ball offers to see what sticks then I recommend getting your license and writing your own offers.