An average/bad agent just helps paperwork get pushed through and deadlines get met.I think we can agree that a retail consumer can benefit from working with an above-average buyer's agent, they may reduce their own out-of-pocket costs...heck they may even put money in their pocket by doing so.

I would like it the benefit both parties but most importantly the best way to benefit her. 

Eg. offer to insist them: in marketing, answering phones, rehab, or anything that you are skilled at that might benefit them.   

We will occupy one of the units as our primary residence and we will be using my VA benefits.  

The formal presentation is followed by a question and answer session.In addition to free admission to our monthly meetings, joining REIA has many benefits for real estate investors from novice to pro.

Here’s why:1) Risk Reduction - for a typically small cost in terms of time and money you can gain a ton of context about an area and the surrounding areas that will help you to reduce the risk of getting into a poor investment2) Relationships - you can leverage your time there to meet with local market participants like property managers, brokers, other investors, contractors, potential tenants etc.3) Business expenses - you should be able to deduct the cost of the trip as a business expense4) Context / Perspective - you simply get better context and perspective by being there is personI don’t mean to say that you can’t do OK by investing remotely but I am 100% certain that you will get outsized benefits from visiting your assets periodically and definitely initially.When I invest in multifamily deals I always visit the area, the comps and the asset itself, this takes time but because we buy 100’s of units at a time it is an efficient use of time.I’d also be wary of anyone who isn’t personally invested in a deal alongside you telling you that you don’t need to visit, particularly if they get compensated by you making a transaction.Investing out of state allows us to find the best returns but don’t be mistaken into thinking that you shouldn’t plan on spending time in your target market.

All the benefits of real estate with none of the headache.

In fact, I think I can make the case that a pocket listing benefits only the Realtor / Realtor's agency at the expense of the seller, which seems to be an obvious dereliction of fiduciary duties and therefore an ethical breach.

We have some pretty unique benefits, and there are a lot of successful military REI guys/gals laying around.

Remember a house hack is your primary home and you should expect you will carry some of the costs, but you also have the most flexible lending options PLUS tax benefits like a homestead exemption and no capital gains on up to $250k if you sell.