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Many of the brokers on the forums weren't always brokers. I've had several of my properties financed through brokers prior to becoming one myself and several of my clients have become brokers. Also not all lenders allow us to write our own loans, so if I need a loan from one of these lenders I...

Absolutely. It's also imperative for a broker to have a good understanding of these issues so they don't implement a solution that destroys the good advice you've been given from your accountant or solicitor. For many of these issues I've discussed them with clients and direct them to...

That's an interesting thought. I don't know that I'd select a broker based on this however. For years we used a quick 'one pager' that gave me some very basic info to build a structure around, but it didn't really get to the guts of anyone's problem. I preferred to have a conversation to...

If you don't fully understand why a broker made a particular recommendation of the lender and product, you need to go back to them and clarify this. The MFAA also publishes a list of "10 questions to ask your broker", but frankly every broker has seen it and should have decent answers. The...