Please check out these links for some more info on trust in business :) 1.https://studentloanhero.com/featured/how-to-choose-a-realtor-trustworthy/2.https://www.thebalance.com/top-three-lies-told-by-real-estate-agents-17988653.https://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/articles/red-flags-to-watch-for-when-picking-a-real-estate-agent4.https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/3173285.https://www.edelman.com/insights/trust-at-workWhat do you do to vet people before you work with them?

There seems to be some red flags here.

You'll learn a ton just from being around some of the major players...  

I want to help him get familiar with the market and with the key players. 

Some of these are areas that are seeing institutional players move-in and while I don't like to elevate them as the wholly grail of all decision making, they also don't chase poor tenant profiles ;) 

If you bring in the city inspector be prepared to have the home red tagged if you didn’t pull all the proper permits.  

It is odd that he has shown you things outside your price range, that’s a little red flag for me.

A minimal application fee to cover a background check (max $200) or the cost of an appraisal up front is okay (usually paid to a third party), but paying thousands of dollars up front is a red flag. 

He did, bought a card in with the correct number, but the card looked newly printed, and when I rub the red ink from the card onto a piece of blank paper, the red ink came off.

Big players like Next Door, Zillow  (possibly Facebook)  took notice of this lucrative opportunity and are making a grab for market share.What can we learn from these giants?