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My purpose of this post is to find a strong, reliable Real Estate Agent in my area looking to grow their own business, and who'd be willing to help partner with me on future deals and provide access into their MLS portal so that I can focus on acquisitions (finding off/on-market properties) to then shop to the end buyers/investors on my list.

No other times are people allowed access to the property.  

Question:Do you use a smart lock to monitor access to shared spaces or utility areas of the property to avoid persistent use but allow access by tenants?

I have about 100k to invest in cash and another 350k in hard money that I have access to.

Originally, the plan was to sell real estate to fund my investments in BRRRR properties and to also have unique access to real estate opportunities.

If in your LLC, you won't have access to conventional GSE financing, only commercial.   

A broker has access to multiple lending sources.

Herd Money Loan in Conjunction with a Private Investor who accessed his 401K for funds.

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