What you want is an agent with experience who knows how to negotiate, watch your back, navigate difficult situations, understand contracts and law, provides an objective cross-check, etc.

Trusting what the franchise tells you is foolish.I can tell you this: there are companies selling leads to real estate agents all the time.

Go on Amazon and search "The Rockstar Real Estate Agent Roadmap" book. :) It doesn't talk or teach about making millions as an agent but helps you understand what a career typically looks like and things to consider before jumping in.

I can provide support of checking in on contractors, staging rental properties, walk potential leads to give you an idea of the property in person or what the area is like, meeting with agents, and drafting scope of work for projects. 

What are out of state investors doing in Cuyahoga County if they don't have a property manager? Where do you find a LOIC? Is property management the only way to make this work?

When work needs to be done, we require the tenant to provide access.

Thank you for providing more details @Jesus Santoyo! 

I wouldn't imaging the state where the entity is registered makes a big difference for most buying and selling purposes as long as you can provide all of the required documents for title purposes.

Few things to lock down:•They need to be full service with a legit staff—techs on payroll, leasing agents, someone handling PR when tenants get weird.

We provide this lending criteria to all potential borrowers in an email, shortly after we’ve met.Background: What is your lending background?