Sure, you could get some cheap property but you're not going to be able to quickly flip that property to the sum of a handsome profit (in most cases).

I 3 handsome boys who are still living with my husband and I.

They want the handsome, fit, obviously competent woodsman to come along and show them the way through the dark forest.

I love my job and get paid handsomely for it but I'd like to be independent in the next 10 years so I gotta get cracking.Am I nuts to be thinking this?

It makes you more handsome and definitely more sexy.

You are young, energetic, smart, handsome, etc etc..    

On the other hand, some recently built homes will be in foreclosure (or have motivated sellers for other reasons) and can be had at a discount.

more like an auction service I guess.. only auctions charge you up front for marketing with no guarantee of success.. where as I front all the up front and got paid handsomely for my hard work.. and my team.

On the other hand, some small firms may be less responsive if they have a heavy workload.Really, you cannot answer this question based on the size of the firm, or even based on the practice area. 

On the other hand some sellers are fine collecting payments for 20 or 30 years. they know the money will be coming in for the rest of their life.