Look for those unique or small names versus Citi Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, etc..

The agent wants to know that if they spend a lot of time and money showing you houses, that you'll repay them for their help by letting them execute the eventual sale and collect a commission.  

I am not sure how they would feel if I led them to believe I didn't own a property and they found out otherwise later- kind of destroys any trust they had for me.I am in a unique situation now, I have people calling about apartments that are not currently leased (I have taken the ads down but still get calls) and am under contract on two more purchases.  

I realize this will vary by state and other unique factors.

Find it at foreclosure forum dot com.Now a word of warning: since all real estate laws are unique to state, Florida's laws will not apply to tgat website's predominantly California info.

I think I have a little bit of a unique angle to extend my rental season.   

Two different issues, assets and liabilities and income for the ability to repay. 

No broker will keep you from investing on your own, but they can bar you from doing unconventional transactions that carry higher degrees of risk for them.Each property is unique, each transaction is different, each of the parties and their needs are different, there will be different circumstances to every transaction, they may be similar, but they will be different.

I live in a very unique area being that my home is in MD but I'm 1 mile from PA and 7 miles to DE.  

I need it in mine also so I can refinance next year and take some equity and repay him.