An agent?

Real estate agents in Ohio aren't allowed to lie about receiving other offers that don't exist, but I've seen it happen before.

Not only did we lose our $10,000 in earnest money, we will now be sued by the sellers agent for their commission and our agent doesn't get squat. 

If you want to be completely anonymous, you can use a Registered Agent.

And also just became an agent a few months ago!

I’ve built strong relationships with agents, contractors, and other investors in the area, and one of my contacts informed me that the owner was considering selling but hadn’t listed the property yet.

My current agent suggested if it made sense financially, to do some rehab work to get the properties rent-ready, but I do not have the liquid funds to do so and sell these as-is.

Connect with other investors, agents, and property managers to get a feel for the area and learn from their experiences.Are you thinking about house hacking or just straight-up rentals for now?

Our lot is fenced in and we cannot see where he lives but close enough to be of concern, but we want to stay in the same town until the kids are finished school.So, my question is this, would it make sense to rent our home (roughly $2300-2500/mo. as per real-estate agent claims), with the stipulation that the garage is used for my business AND buy a home nearby?

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?