Quality and upkeep of the cars in the neighborhood, I though might be a good sign.

Figure out a question set that helps dive into their expertise as investor-friendly agents, ask about their experience in the investment real estate space, and have them send you a few properties that could meet your goals to show that they can provide quality properties for your to analyze (hint: this is also good to see if they overpromised on their market [ex - Raleigh for cash flow]).Also with the new lawsuit, any agent that knows what they're doing will require you to sign an agency agreement prior to viewing a home.

@Blaise Bevilacqua - I agree with the added expense items that others have called out including vacancy, repairs/maintenance, capex, unit turns, and low insurance.

@Michael James Hamlin I'm a former tax accountant/business consultant turned fix n flipper and investor friendly agent. 

The Turning PointThat night, Michael went home and made a list of everything he was doing that someone else could handle.📌 Tenant Calls & Leasing?

Let's see what happens with rates when the presidential office officially turns this January.

Now have a portfolio of 6 properties with some that are owned others just managed but turn key operation for sure. 

So you are better off finding someone who wants to rean interest on their money and getting a promissory note signed and giving them a 10% interest rate and having them give you a 15k loan interés only for a 12-24 month period.

.- Owner must sign a Hold Harmless to indemnify us against any potential tenant lawsuits relating to the work their contractor is doing.--- Another lawsuit resulted from owner's contractor taking down basement handrail to get supplies down the steps, then they didn't put it back and tenant fell down the stairs.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?

I never recommend flipping - something as a slight change in the interest rate markets can completely turn your flip upside down.