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As is true with any job, you are only as effective as the people you surround yourself with. When most folks start a new career as a home wholesaler, they need to rely on a handful of knowledgeable folks to help get them started. One of the biggest attractions of home wholesaling is the fact that you don't really need that many people (as compared to home flipping), but one person you will need is a real estate agent. Professional real estate agents have the know-how, the experience and the savvy that can help you learn the ropes and navigate the occasional rough spot. Here are just a few important things you need to look for in a real estate agent. Professionalism While anyone can pick up local real estate laws, formalities and duties, it is the professionalism of home wholesaling that takes some practice and some good advice. Both the buyer and the seller are going to be expecting you to play a particular role, and it is up to you to learn how to play these parts right off the bat. An experienced real estate agent knows this dance very well, and they can give you advice on how to handle a jittery buyer, a seller with poor credit and any other drama that might come along. Best of all, though, they can show you how to do it all with a smile on your face. Reliability Chances are, when you start with home wholesaling, you are going to have a sleepless night or two until you get used to the process as a whole. This lack of sleep will probably result in you calling your real estate agent and asking for advice at odd hours. This is when reliability becomes a huge issue. You need to have an agent who understands what it was like for them the first time they had a client and to help you through the process step by step. When you pick up that phone, someone had better be on the other end to help out. A Good Working Relationship As important as all of these other factors are, none can be as important as a good working relationship. Your agent needs to be a good listener and someone who isn't trying to rush you off the phone every time you call. They need to have a sympathetic ear but also know when to tell you to stand up on your own two feet. Without a good working rapport, your relationship is pointless. Trustworthy Chances are, you are going to be sharing some top secret details with your real estate agent. You are likely going to be privy to information that no other realtor in the area knows, but would love to find out. When you share that information with your agent, it needs to stay private or you could lose out on a client rather quickly. Without trust, there is no point carrying on past the point of saying hello. Knowledgeable Deep down, the biggest reason why you are befriending a local real estate agent is for knowledge. It is one thing to study a book of local real estate laws and regulations, but it is quite another to stand in front of a lawyer and have to answer questions. Your real estate agent has been through the ringer, talked to lawyers for hours on end and has faced just about every problem and issue that could come up. It is that knowledge base and experience that is going to help you, a new home wholesaler, more than anything else. FREE VIDEO: "How to Get Rich From Real Estate the 'Lazy' Way and Never Be Humiliated Because It's 100% Risk-Free" Click here to watch the FREE video: http://www.GetStartedWithRealEstate.com ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
