I think ill steer clear of them. thanks for the details about how they do business.  

If you're not on the MLS, you'll be missing the largest demographic of potential buyers.Now, you can list flat fee on the MLS, but I don't like that route either -- many buyer's agents will steer their clients away from flat fee listings, as they know that dealing with flat fee sellers is more difficult (there isn't much support on the listing agent side).I've sold hundreds of houses, and I can only think of a very small handful where the buyer lead came from somewhere other than the MLS or a buyer agent.

He is a property manager and can steer you to rentals that will be good buys.If you are interested in turnkey, which is a great way to go when you start, I recommend American Wealth Builders.

I would be curious about the "other people" who were steering you towards the HELOC, and ask them their reasons.

Low end is low end for a reason.Definitely report back and let me know if I was steering you wrong.

If they have not done the mold this many months after Harvey, I would steer clear.

Depending on your goals would steer you to some particular neighborhoods.

., and "damages" to increase their own performance incentives, by charging top-dollar for mediocre workmanship and pocketing the difference, and by steering tenants to their own or their most profitable apartments.

It's not uncommon that people rely onnthe knowledge and advice of the vendor (GC in this case) to steer them in the right direction. 

Almost anybody can, but they also need to learn to steer and brake.