Something that I've found that works well is to charge a 25% deposit for the estimate I give if the total engagement is over $1,000.

I'm a dedicated, hard worker and team player and would love to join a team where I could learn and be able to grow.

A good realtor who works as a team player rather than being more motivated to earn commission by closing many deals quickly and ignoring the type of deal does not help investors.  

If they don't hang up or say no, engage with them.

I always engage qualified legal and accounting professionals prior to transacting in new spaces or employing new strategies.

We love our home, but being engaged in this community earlier would've saved us a lot of heartache, so I applaud you for reaching out as you get started.

You need someone who clicks with you personally before engaging in a mentor/mentee relationship with the dedication and stress that may be involved.Where to find a mentorStart by looking within your existing network.

Well Don for my 40,000 post I thought I would engage in one of your threads.

.- You already engaged an architect, which is the first thing I would do.

I must warn a  novice about engaging with someone who would actually post that there was a relevance, express or implied.