He told me the story of a client who bought a property on a land contract.

I recognize that $100 per property is not enough to get out of the rat race any time soon, however, our investment strategy is not necessarily the monthly cash flow.  

IMO they have difficult jobs but what I tell my clients is that it's like substitute school teachers.... you don't know who you're going to get and you don't know what kind of mood they are going to be in. 

If not what do you do if you suspect your client is looking to simultaniously/double close on the property?

Maybe the office could purchase a Pro membership and have a computer that clients could sign up to use? 

Hello Chris,  The main purpose of obtaining a real estate license is to that you can lawfully recieve a commission when buying, selling or leasing real property for clients. 

Do you ask for contact info of past clients on the first meet?

I have a client who owns a commercial building outright can he take an equity loan against the building or equity line of credit to buy a residential property?

Of course we all want an agent who is responsive, knowledgeable about the homebuying process, and is pleasant to work with, but if they don't understand your goals as an investor... none of that matters.Ideally, you'd find someone who specializes in the investor "niche" and analyzes multiple deals per week for other clients so they'll have plenty of know-how to help you find a killer deal. 

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.