If you are friendly with a bank officer ask them how they handle things and you will likely be pointed to their preferred agent.Note that a bank officer can get into a lot of trouble if they sell a deal to a friend at a preferred price.

Email is preferred as I check there more consistently.John Corey

I am getting started in REI (prefer SFH foreclosure/flipping at this time) and am looking for a Realtor.

:help: :help: :help: 485 sq ft Studio in apartment turned condo, in community that rents at around 95% occupancybuilt 1983, updated in 20031/4 mile from Palms CasinoSales price 110K, 10% down required11K cashback at closing, if financing is done through preferred lender (covers 10% downpayment)Management takes care of all internal repairsCurrent tenant renting at 605/month, on lease through 3/1/08Developer offering leaseback of 770/month + no HOA fees or Mgmt fees for 2 years (guaranteed to net profit $90 per month after taxes for 2 years)After 2 years, owner receives whatever property rents for, plus is put in a "Shared Rental Pool": a quarterly check of [Going Rent of all comparable studios in community]X[% Occupied in community]-[losses/improvements of the community].

Using multiple lenders multiplies your opportunity to do more than two transactions per year, even as a non-seasoned real estate investor.Benefits for Credit Partner: Investment fully secured by reserves up to 6 months.Our unique and successful system creates a market niche even in our competitive market.There is no management cost and we pay 100% of all maintenance and repair cost.No foreclosure Equity build up allows us to market property to be sold at a rapid pace.Great income opportunity: Profit within 5-30 days, depending on partner’s participation.

Some of these part timers are very good for their specific niche market, but as an investor, your needs can not be met by the average real estate agent if you are doing anything other than flipping fixer uppers to retail.For any other type of investing, and certainly for long term holding strategies, you need to find someone that knows THAT niche inside and out.

Certainly, I have some preferred vendors that do reasonable work for a reasonable cost, but there is no contest for which scenario provides the most value.

I can't just write a how to in this one thread, since it will take more time than i prefer to use on the subject right now.Go ahead and ask away.Besides what problems are you guys having getting them approved.

Better to pay a specific fee to get it done right then to have a nightmare and the associated costs from a broken/clouded chain of title.John CoreyDefinitely get an attorney, preferably the one who executed the closing, to perform this task.

In the RE context the note is normally secured by collateral that is RE.Buying and selling notes if both a niche business and a big business.