@Joshua ChristensenI agree with you that brokers are not experts in zoning, but this broker should have told his client to go to the zoning department to verify.

Purchase price: $540,000 Cash invested: $108,000 Sale price: $540,000 My client bought a condo in Lincoln park.

I can’t speak for other cities, but I have a handful of investor clients from NYC looking and buying over here in Rochester! 

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

They must provide quality service, or their clients won't want to pay the price.

Somewhat unrelated, but I do not allow BiggerPockets to do business with partners who require their clients to sign agreements or otherwise agree to terms that prevent them from leaving what they feel to be honest reviews on BiggerPockets.

"The man who represents himself has a fool for a client" was said about attorneys, but it could be said about a new investor representing himself in a sales transaction.

Agents just need to make sure their clients are serious and are going to be able to get funds when making offers on deals.

Especially #4 about durability.Do you charge your clients a flat fee based on size/price per sqft for your services, or % of spend?  

I personally like the buy-and-hold strategy and we help clients who share this long-term, wealth building mindset.