Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Or would you immediately recognize the free labor and potential partnership down the road?

I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch.1.

Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Everyone recognizes a good deal very quickly.

I hope one day we get to cross paths as succesful investors and do business.Everyone, What would be some important questions to ask when interviewing at a new brokerage?

In 5-10 years, you won't recognize the neighborhood it will have changed so much. 

"a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate" in Pasadena, MD.The only way to know for sure is for you to sit down with that broker, go through the interview/pitch/show&tell thing they got for you, then ask those questions.With that said, because my broker ,Champion Realty, is an affiliate of the Brokerage you're interested in "Berkshire Hathaway", my assumption is that they would operate somewhat similarly, so I think my opinion might be valid.

Took us 2 weeks to go through the approval process...in person "interview" in hindsight should of taken place at a local strip club it was so informal.     

And while I do see less expensive markets here I do also recognize the tenant friendly laws in CA.