As far as red flags, if you don't seem serious/ready that will turn some agents away.

This could definitely be a red flag, but we would need to know more beforehand.

Detroit's got the advantage with the Red Wings since the Barons left in 1978, so I guess there's that.

A quote with no cost breakdown can definitely be a red flag—it makes it harder to understand what you’re paying for and leaves room for unexpected costs to pop up.

Donating money to large (FEMA, Red Cross), local organizations or Go Fund Me pages would be the quickest way.

I've used Propstream, Red X and Real Estate skip trace with varying levels of information accuracy.

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*Any red flags unique to the Pittsburgh market.I’m also hoping to connect with fellow investors, agents, or property managers who are familiar with the local market.

@Brittney Yang first red flag is it doesn’t sound like he’s that interested in long term holds but the primary reason for partnership is expertise in renovation and secondary reason is balance sheet and income to help get financing.Regarding reason one, I would offer to compensate him for his time in assisting you and have a very clear scope of what that responsibility is.