Publication:  TheStreet.com

Summary:  The 7 things a real estate agent won’t tell you.

Excerpt:

Eight out of 10 people would probably say they don’t like their real estate agent.  I’m among the eight and would never have imagined myself being a real estate agent.  Today, however, I’m a real estate agent in Manhattan, partly driven by observing opportunities from the points I’ll outline here.

During my last three years in banking, I was investing in property on the side.  I visited numerous cities and viewed thousands of properties.  It was during this time that I interacted with a lot of real estate agents in New York and other states.