The best buyers agents provide insight to the market, negotiate to get a better deal, provides clarity to the transaction, steadies the nerves of buyers (first time home buyers for example), identifies problems with the property, introduces a whole cast of players to get the deal done etc.

An NFL player at 250 lbs is going to be a different fitness level than couch potato that weighs 250 lbs.

If you can find a current broker to bring you along that's likely best, but just going to events like that will show you the players in your market. 

The proposed $38.5 billion deal would combine two major players in the U.S. convenience store market, potentially controlling 20% of the market.7-Eleven, the largest U.S. convenience store chain with 12,601 locations, currently holds 14.5% of the market.

That's not everyone - some legitimate players may just be short on cash because of projects (I've been there) - but it is a lot of people. 

The Short Term Rental Secrets Podcasts and Website by Mike Sjogren is pretty great for learning a ton and hearing from big players in the market that started from nothing.https://open.spotify.com/episo...https://www.strsecrets.com/abo...

The fact is there are more money and guests than ever in the STR world and this is attracting bigger players who will crash existing hosts if they don't adapt to the new ecosystem. 

Or a bigger player like those. 

They can introduce you to all the local players you will need like property managers and lenders.Over time, increase your own personal knowledge and development with books, podcasts, and conferences on the topic.But finding a commercial real estate broker with a teacher's heart will go a long way to getting you started.To your success!

This is why in addition to apathy that bad players get away with as much as they do as frequently as they do.