Seek out someone who is and shares your vision, and screen for agents that work with expired listings since that is what you personally want to work on (note that this is a tough market and takes a thick skinned agent and not all will do this as a result). 

Full thickness you can refinish and it lasts forever.

Guard's mobile command center on Rockaway beach) and I would do it in a heartbeat, even after being in the thick of it here now.Frankly I'm thinking of getting into some of the properties that were damaged by the hurricane and remodeling them into luxury homes with systems set up to keep the house running during hurricanes, flooding, etc....

Might have missed my point, the listing agent will have experience and they are not working at all for you, their goal is still the highest price and quickest done deal.I agree, get an agent on your side that has experience in REOs, one with thick skin who chews on raw meat!

LOL, that's okay, I have thick skin, but I think I am better looking.

A majority share in the business will transfer to us (per a contract that's literally as thick as a phone book - apologies in advance to anybody that has to review it... 😅) as soon as we meet the last condition - get the 190k debt on the building out of the outgoing owner's name. 

I am also at a lost on how to start investing in Sydney particularly for cashflowing rentals but seems to have hit a thick solid wall.

This could be a good work around2) Two coats for Polyurethane - Make two thick coats for Poly on the hardwood.

Hearing no is part of the game, develop thick skin and move onto the next bank!

For the walls and ceiling before we painted we used TSP cleaner you should be able to find it at Home Depot, it is very strong so you should plan on wearing thick rubber gloves.