You are reading a letter from a 61 year old that has about 30 years of experience in construction management and had a real estate broker license in Texas for about 30 years too and my dad had a broker license when I graduated college (with honors) with a business degree that emphasized real estate and he did mostly commercial deals that I learned from.Good luck to you!

I am looking to buy an apartment in Queens (hopefully Forest Hills), and wanted to see if anybody has worked with and can recommend a good agent/broker?

You will notice some of us have “pro” banners, and those can be helpful for locating attorneys, CPAs, brokers, and other RE pros.

Find a good realtor or broker that can help you find pocket listings.

My plan includes mfr/sfr buy and hold as rental following the brrrr strategy with a hard money start and a refi through a local broker who can do delayed financing.

It may take a few days, maybe even longer, but you may get a call that the seller is willing to pay for it to be fixed or a portion of the cost to be fIxed.If you don’t get resolution that way and don’t believe whatever excuse you were given, you can consIder calling the broker the agent is wIth.

I am also a licensed real estate broker with Nottingham Realty Group and I have had a lot of success helping investors (both local and out-of-state) buy investment properties, repair them, and either lease them to quality tenants (BRRRR) or sell them as a flip (BRSR).

I work for a commercial mortgage broker that has relationship with hundreds of lenders and thousands of lending products. 

BPers,I am looking for a real estate broker and/or and agent that specializes in renting high-end rentals in LA. 

It'll come down to your personal finances and you should talk to a broker about your situation to determine what's feasible.