Dear BiggerPockets, would you consider performing a survey of the community to discover what investors look for when working with real estate agents.This would really help agents step up their game.

Just the other day I discovered I wasn't alone and in our society of labels I managed to find one that fits me.

You may discover you don't want anything to do with managing properties. 

Understand that there is no secret to a loan which falls into default

I see to many newbies trying to find a secret list or special service that can find them "the best deals". 

After having the survey done it was discovered that the septic system was not on the property, and the sellers had to spend around $4,000 to correct the problem.

And Cold-calling, emailing, mailing owners directly.There's no secret sauce.

Any of us who txfr title to LLCs are aware of the slight but technically possible risk).We discovered the hard way this program is no longer available, as we're now stuck with two properties that were rehabbed in an LLC, and now that we're at the end of the 6-month required seasoning, we've been told by no fewer than 6 different lenders that we have to move the properties to our personal names, wait ANOTHER 6 MONTHS, and then refi, if we want to go with a Fannie/Freddie loan.Any brilliant ideas to get around this/move forward without waiting another 6 months with cash tied up and (in the case of one property) a hard money loan racking up major interest?

We discovered Bigger Pockets recently and have already learned so much, so we signed up. 

Why would a potential mentor "take me in" so to speak, tell me their secrets, tips and tricks only to know I'll be their competition one day?