They need to be educated about the real estate field in general and be able to apply your criteria not to waste time through the acquisition process.The job doesn't end here you need to keep track of the conversations to be able to catch on the rebuttals and the way the caller is handling the conversation.It requires a lot of trial and error phases until you are able to assemble the right team with the right objectives and vision. you can find a lot of callers on Upwork, and fiver but there are also agencies that manage callers and handle all those tasks for you the schedule to dial the contacts is not set in stone, it simply reflects upon the health of the lead list, which gets figured out by the pick up rate and the rejection rate.for the CRM if you are using a huge contacts list and want to maximize your outreach i recommend ready mode Dialer and CRM if you will be using the CRM for other processes such as lead management, acquisition management and disposition i recommend podio to be able to connect all the different dialers and numbers. if you need any help figuring out something in your business process ill be glad to help out! 

If the agent is their own broker and a sole practitioner then you need someone else to decipher the agency relationships that may or may not exist.

The size loans you are looking at are likely too small for agency debt so you would be looking to banks and credit unions anyway. 

After conversion, that gap usually narrows or flips because you’re offering separately deeded units with mainstream financing.

Thats unfortunate but not necessarily uncommon to hear when working with insurance agencies that are unfamiliar or unexperienced working with rental properties. 

My agency is a goliath in the space, but were not a fit for everyone, and when interested persons first connect there often shocked that I start by telling them we need to first find out if were a fit for each other, vs just trying to sell.     

I hear of 10-20K more often, but even then it's investors with large teams, and in competitive markets.There are so many variables, that budget is very much dependent on the market, your goals for volume, and your ability to close.PPC cost is more clear cut - I know a couple of reputable agencies that would be able to tell you about how much you need to spend in a given market, and how long you would need to spend for.SEO is very DIYable, OR you can have an agency help with backlinks, writing content, etc.I interviewed a gal in Houston last week who has earned $300K in assignment fees YTD from all SEO leads on 1 website that generates leads across Texas.

For commercial multifamily, my personal preference is agency 10-year floating-rate debt. 

We have seen deals close through our agency with PLAND Investments out of DE and NJ.

I think a lot of us are trying to figure out how to weigh those tradeoffs in today’s market I have placed offers in 30a using Pete A. exp realty, you probably know him seeing same agency and area.