Another factor is conversion.

Need to start up a conversation first...Good Luck!

Sort of like a cocktail party conversation.

can anyone direct me to more conversation concerning chicago real estate.

I see in the tutorial that BiggerPockets "has transformed the concept of Private Messaging into the form of CONVERSATIONS."

Now I can connect to them and more easily find individuals when I want to go back to a prior conversation.

Sorry I'm a newbie but I read through the whole conversation but still don't quite get it.

Well, he sold our property and told us the only way to recoup our money was for us to invest with him in a new condo conversion project and he pressured us to sign a bank loan for 1.5 million.

Make it a conversation between yourself in the seller....all the contract is, is a binding confirmation of your agreement.

;)There are a million ways you can test them out before you sign a representation agreement...phone conversations, asking them for bits of info here and there, emails to see how responsive they are, etc.But the important thing here is, you aren't hiring an agent to find you properties...that is the easy part.