I found the house on Zillow and ended up going through an agent.

Your clients should focus on properties with significant equity potential and work with experienced contractors to stay within budget and timeline—especially with borrowed funds on the line.Avoiding Bad Deals - Encourage them to work with experienced agents, contractors, or mentors and always run multiple scenarios, including worst-case outcomes, to stress-test their numbers.Reserves - Advise your clients to keep a reserve fund separate from their loan for emergencies, unexpected expenses, or delays.

Our manager has tried outsourcing filling the unit to a realtor agent with agent incentives but that has not produced any results in the last month.

Quote from @Kyle Carter: The comps that come from local real estate agents will be the best for this one.

These specific questions should be posed to the agent that sold you the policy. 

This is not unusual in the retail real estate agent world. 

Brett was his partner.You can't clean up your reputation by running away.Preston got to reap the rewards when the money was flowing at GEG.

They’ve been around forever and have a great reputation for handling self-directed retirement accounts.What I like about them is that they offer both custodial and admin services, so you can keep everything in one place instead of jumping around!

I am looking for a solid real estate agent and eventually will need a home inspector, possible property manager/etc. in regards to the process.I have a few family friends which I am blessed to have mentored me the past few years in this field and I am determined/diligent to learn and grow. 

I would suggest giving it up and just hire an agent when you are ready to transact in the future.