Check in with @Joseph Chiofalo he's our go to investor lending parter for 20+ years for some creative options, as he does a lot of loans in the area..he might have an investor friendly RE broker referral as well.

Try one of the big names, but HIGHLY recommend you ask everyone in the R.E. world if they have a referral, or call some of the smaller LLC companies in the area. 2.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

I know some good contractors in the Cleveland area I can refer you to if you're still looking for referrals.  

Have them give you contacts/referrals for some of their OOS clients, and ask them how it is going.If "anyone"asks for money up front, move on.

We can close it but I would recommend having another attorney draft the agreement (we can make a referral if that would help).

If I was a betting man, I bet you paid thousands of dollars for something that can be done for $100 and they have ownership interest or referral fees for those entities

She only took it as a referral because she had worked with the seller's daughter before.

Akron was easier because we have family in the agent/investor business so we had lots of trusted referrals.   

Talk to list agents and get referrals from your network.