I want a specialist that's an expert, and not a jack of all trades and master of none.

@Russell Sherman -I agree wholeheartedly with Dave.You need an expert in each area, not a Swiss Army knife.

Hello. I am a Chicago native. Lived there all my life. Now my career is taking me to Atlanta. My fiance and I are both excited and worried. While Chicago has it's bad areas, I have lived there my entire life and know ...

The first thing I would say is you have to be an absolute expert in the area that you are selling.  

The mix of an old (4) fuse panel with an old breaker panel and A LOT of outlets, many doubled up into 4's, plus home handyman looking issues on the fuse panel (missing screws, exposed wiring), to me would mean having an expert look at the wiring in the house and if needed making a bid to repair it.That rats nest of exposed wired next to this fuse box might be live electrical current, it's probably best not to touch it.Good Luck!

@Curtis LipseyI'm far from an expert and can't answer your question directly... however my limited experience might be useful to help you think from a slightly different perspective... alternately you might get inspired.I retired from the AF a couple years ago... and purchased a house at every stateside assignment.

It's a lifestyle, building relationships, being "the" expert AND being of assistance, nobody likes getting sold but everyone appreciates a genuine assistance and help. 

By now you can guess that I am familiar and an expert in the field of memorable phone numbers for Agents and Realtors.

So if you have goals for 2021 relating to collecting butterflies or something else, then I may not be your subject-matter expert.

I'm only on my second investment property so not an expert but most of my knowledge came after I moved forward with that first investment.The lending process can be a monster but it doesn't have to be intimidating.