How do you find someone good to represent you?  

Disclosure - Director of PR for DoHardMoney@Jonathan SchoapI'm sorry you had a negative experience speaking with a representative of our company.

@Lavada Lindsey This is an "ask your broker" (or your agent's broker) situation.Here in MA, our MLS rules prohibit an agent from contacting a person who is represented by another agent. 

.: looking through MLS, contacting certain people, sending direct mails, etc.)What % does screening the MLS (+other websites such as Zillow, etc.) represent compared to other strategies you may use to find deals (such as direct marketing, etc.), both in terms of # of analyzed properties and # of purchased properties?

I represent both owners and GCs in TX; I often only see penalty clauses as opposed to incentive clauses.

Also make sure you are answering the questions correctly on their forms --- I once saw an operating agreement generated from a similar service stating that the member will represent the membership interests in the LLC using a certificate.

@Adam Gleve, I am pretty much a NOOB investor, so I don't want to represent myself as anything I am not.

When representing others, I am straight up about my W-2 position to my clients and all tell me they appreciate it.

Not that i am too experienced in this field but depending on how they plan on selling it, i'd just make sure that you get some clarification in writing as to their intent - for example, are they going to treat you as a wholesaler, or are they going to treat you as if you were their real estate agent representing them.

Consider hiring an agent that knows how to negotiate and represents your interests honestly.A good listing agent will not accept an offer at a price higher than they feel the house will appraise without a clause requiring the buyer to increase their down payment if the appraisal comes in low.