What are some good questions to ask when interviewing a potential agent to see if they are the right fit.

Now, while interviewing lenders there are some pretty important items you should be asking about when it comes to investment property financing:Questions for Lenders When do you start using rental income to help me qualify?

Talk with a local RE attorney.I know that in property line disputes, that if both parties have been incorrectly recognizing the wrong line for a long time, the observed line often becomes the defacto property line.I'm not clear if something like that would apply, but it would be good to know if your the possible outcomes are 1) you don't have to do anything vs 2) You must dig up the sewer line and move it.

If you're going the MLS route with a conventional lender, I'd get preapproved, and start interviewing agents now.

Interview a couple and then choose who is best for you.

Make sure you interview several groups before you decide on one. 

Shop around for as many as you can, interview them and only settle on someone who communicates well with you.

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.5.

Looking for one in the DC metro area at the moment and want to know what kind of questions to ask while ‘interviewing’ them other than ‘whats the cash flow per unit?

That being said in most cases if a building was already that way and was legally recognized by the town prior as a multi-family in most cases I would expect it to be grandfathered in as they say.