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4 Reasons Investors Should Work With Agents
Investors and agents don't always get along that well.  I've seen it from afar for a while now, though my own relationships have been great, and the most successful investors I know have both the best relationships with agents and are often agents or brokers themselves. 
Here are some of the reasons I've found best.  Whether you're a company that buys houses and flips (like my own), a landlord looking for new rentals, a land buyer, or any other type of investor, I believe it pays to work with a real estate agent or broker as an investor.
Valuation (before and after)
So valuation is important.  I know that's not exactly news.  However, what I've seen from working with other investors in REIA's and even from my own experience at first is that investors often struggle to find a good valuation.  This is because of experience for sure, but also because they don't have access to the right tools.  Of course, agents have access to MLS data, can run comps, etc. that provide a solid valuation to base an eventual offer on. 
For a long time, I discounted the value of having a real estate agent at all.  Eventually, I realized that I was missing out on deals because ... more

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