Actually my title is REO Specialist.

I am also interested in knowing if anyone has become a CIAS (Certified Investor Agent Specialist) and has gotten leads from listing their profile on the site.

My background & interests: I'm an acquisitions analyst and zoning/permitting specialist for a residential real estate developer and home builder (detached homes and townhomes).

I don't know if the Ameriprise guys in Austin are any good, but I like their financial planning models, and while their advisors are hit and miss, if you get a good one its a very pleasant experience.Full disclosure I used to work for Ameriprise Financial as a Brokerage Operations Specialist, so I may be biased, although I no longer work there, and frankly as an employer they are less than stellar, so I feel like I'm not THAT biased.  

Build a team of skilled professionals to assist you including lawyers, accountants, taxation professionals, construction specialists, real estate agents and finance professionals.5.

You may want to speak to a mortgage specialist in your area about moving the property into an LLC.

For those utilizing the MTR strategy, is anyone list their properties with insurance relocation specialist? 

On the other Hand, if you are looking for REO Bank Foreclosures - Properties that are now owned by the Bank, you either have to contact that bank directly or seek an REO Specialists- Real Estate Owned Agent or Service - who is now marketing the property for sale on behalf of the Bank or Lender.

Not wholesaling directly, but as far as I am concerned there is a special circle in hell for "subject to" specialists which are just a more specialized wholesaler.   

@Katie Greenman I work as an IRA Specialist and honestly that's a broad question.