It's a relationship that has been developed not just with the agent but also with the broker and their office staff.Next, as Joan mentioned, you can't require any particular service be used, steering and where you may have a financial interest.

What would be good is to talk to the city and community and to understand if there are any development projects coming in that area in next 5 years.

(3 hours total) Outside of that I think we have gotten 2 - 3 calls this year for repairs outside our monthly visit.We have also developed a relationship with a local handyman business.

A developer or large scale multi-family investor might have concerns that could be addressed by such a strategy, but I just don't see where the average investor who is conservative (buys smart/makes sensible profit projections) and diversified (not all the eggs in one basket) would need this kind of complex "hedge" for their investments.Your example is "a home" for a "sale close in 9 months" and that sounds like one big project and all of your eggs are in one basket.

They have a reputation as the country's worst airline and nickle and dime you for EVERYTHING, but it cheap is a goal they're an option.

Renting or buying these condos is also the cheapest way to get into the neighborhood - it's the only condo development, and all of the single family homes start at around 450-500k.

Is there a community development corp (CDC) for the neighborhood?

If you are hired in a company or made a working partner you may be fine, if you're just paid a commission on your own for a deal you may have problems.Folks wanting to get started in RE need to think down the road as to what they do to establish their reputation with other RE pros in the area, including Realtors and generally they don't look positively on birddogs. :)

That's not fair to the agent(s) and other parties involved, and could end up giving me a less than stellar reputation as an investor.

Thats why I turned to BP to ask professionals because I dont want to create a sticky situation for myself and reputation.