This shows motivation to sell and you as an agent/buyer will be the good time to jump on it to make it happen! 

You’ll need a real estate attorney experienced in creative financing.Land Trusts for Extra Protection – Many investors in Illinois use a land trust to hold title when doing subject-to deals.

I've called agents before to ask why a property sold so much higher than the other comps and literally been told "we just found the right buyer".   

We have a team of experienced agents ready to find you your next great property!

What you'll find is that the highest volume agents in any market avoid investors.

My long-term goal is to build a portfolio of multifamily rentals while also working as an agent helping investors scale their portfolios.Your experience sounds incredible!

You want to be on the short list and then out work everyone else to land the listing.The 'top agent' question was more for the more experienced agents on this thread to voice their opinions on what influences that decision making process.Not an expert but there is a reason that brokers invest so much in making up good sounding names (e.g.

If you want to be an agent focus on that.

Since you’re already diving into BiggerPockets, focus on clarifying your investment goals (house hacking, multifamily, or BRRRR), building your network with experienced investors and lenders, and most importantly, taking action by analyzing real deals.

He's definitely one of the best agents I've worked with.