You're likely either looking for a good retail listing agent (if your leads have equity and are interested in selling) or you're looking for a good short sale agent (if your leads don't have equity and want to sell short).If you're looking for a retail listing agent, drive the neighborhoods where your leads tend to be, and look for the agents who seem to be selling the most houses in that area, that price range and that style of house (you can see the agents by the signs they put in the yards).

I enjoyed your photos/style.

A friend approached me to help him with a property he inherited from his mom passing where a developer wanted to buy from him for commercial development.The developer after me catching everything in the contract to tie up the property with the seller asked me to work with him on the other parcels as he would rather be working with me than against me assembling the properties.Off I went after that for about 3 years in land development and then went into existing investment properties.I did things kamikaze style and figured them out on my own through the school of hard knocks.In your situation if you are focusing on apartments I would do the following.

The Fed QE 1-2-3 is a concern and I figure the best we have to look forward to is 70's style inflation.

You are however getting 8-12% on your money fairly safely though - really depends how much value you put on that.Also - whether you agree with my strategy or not, the MOST important thing is find metrics that suit your style, and do NOT deviate no matter how good the deal seems.

Once I free up the equity (and hopefully profit) from the sale, I will be a lot more serious about making offers on investment-oriented properties.For now, I'm familiarizing myself with the types of properties that are available and what they tend to sell for using the MLS.

I am hoping to get some suggestions on lenders/financing styles I should seek out and also overall deal strategy with a potential mixed use commercial building.

I am hoping to get some suggestions on lenders/financing styles I should seek out and also overall deal strategy with a potential mixed use commercial building.

Are there any CC&R's on the lot that set size of home, style, etc.?

I like his style.