I'm an investor and agent in VB happy to talk through your strategies sometime.

Quote from @V.G Jason: BP agents are gutter material.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on striking the right balance between being thorough and adhering to fair housing practices.Thanks again for starting this conversation—it’s incredibly valuable to learn from experienced property managers like you!

Just remember anyone who has acted as your employee, attorney, accountant, investment banker or broker, or real estate agent or broker within the 2-year period ending on the date of the transfer of the first of the relinquished properties is considered your agent and is disqualified from being your QI.So definitely ask them for recommendations but they cannot act as your QI on the exchange. 

I'm an investor and an agent in this area and if you ever want to chat about the market or investing, I'm happy to do so.

Amateur investor/full time agent here. 

Is is subjective by real estate agents?

Trusting what the franchise tells you is foolish.I can tell you this: there are companies selling leads to real estate agents all the time.

I am an agent and investor in the East Texas area.

If you don't trust your agent enough to tell you not to buy a house, then get a new agent!