Professional · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2010 · 79 posts · 47 votes
11y
1. Use The Redfin/Zillow agent directories or Agent Referrals from investors from a REIA meeting or the like, then send an email or call the agent for a phone interview.
2. Services to look for depends on you, your marketing plan, and your investing strategy. If you want something, ask for it and see what it takes to get it. For example, If you're into postcard marketing and hate showing properties, try and negotiate getting mls expireds and having them show properties you get under contract for a flat fee or something.
Beyond your agent being dependable and a smart-worker, The number 1 general thing to look for in your agent is that they are "investor friendly", which usually means that they are fine and familiar with creative deal structures and that they have worked with or at-least researched how to work with investors. -----
Not to sway judgement but to express my opinion, it's too much work for me in finding/firing an agent and it's just something I'm not good at, but have seen others succeed with it, so go for it. For me, I'm just gonna get licensed, being an Agent/Investor have perks of it's own.