They have some wonderful subgroups that represent Mercer through Camden counties of NJ.

I've been listening to the podcasts and loving it.I've been looking at multi family investments in ulster county, NY and I've seen 4 houses with a broker. he is now asking me to sign an exclusive right to represent me... any thoughts on that?

I would start with getting a credit line on your home or other real estate you own -  this will give you the opportunity to write your own mortgage when you need it.There is a thing about being an agent and working on creating  your own portfolio - it is in my opinion, if you are going to be an agent - be the best agent you can (you won't make lots of money, but you'll be the best).If you are going to be an investor than go to it with vigor, enthusiasm and a goal to make lots of cash flow and equity, make many offers and create a business where you represent the very best client - a client that can make decisions - a client you are very familiar with------YOURSELF!  

The goal is to create an income by representing buyers and sellers, and to pick up enough experience along the way to begin successfully investing in rental properties/flips. 

After you have your bullets, you can call the building official, if that doesn't work, your local public representative, councilor up to mayor.

A note broker, usually represents the seller, unless he is acting as an intermediary with no agency relationship to either party.  

I called up the service representative and scheduled an appointment to do a walk through.

Plus there are rules about how you represent yourself when speaking to a potential owner.  

These would represent much higher end flips compared to standard SFR but would yield much more also.  

Defaulted loans were not 'gems' like is represented in today's market they were bad things, often meaning lots of work and decent risk of loss.