It sounded like the way you were writing that you might be doing a lot of online research and sending out offers, but since you mentioned an agent, I wanted to check.Are you getting enough reps seeing houses to know what your offer prices should be?

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Like not the FCC but online.

Check the in person events and meetups in your local area, our online community is full of knowledge and folks willing to share and still nothing replaces the opportunity to interact IRL, you never know who you will meet and where that can take you on your REI journey. 

I got the same rate that I would get on any direct booking since they could see the listed price online.

As mentioned no need to hire a private investigator just use an online service to do a background check.

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Connecting with local real estate investor groups, attending meetups and conferences, either in person or online, can give you advice + support as well!

I don't know your criteria for a good deal, but if you're strictly looking on market for a quad in Raleigh you likely won't find one in the near future that meets what you're looking for.I have been looking in both Raleigh and Charlotte for the past few months and I barely came across any good deals at least online.

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