Find someone who's doing what it is you want to do in the market you want to do it in and bring them value to learn.

Personally, I invest in properties in C-Class neighborhoods in my market (East Linden and Southern Hilltop), and they’ve been cash-flowing well so far.

With a HELOC being around 9% I'd probably be paying more in interest than the money would make in the stock market.

That being said, and this is not for a sourcing homes for sale, but to source accredited investors in my line of work, the average marketing agency is looking at about $30-50/accredited investor lead setting up a call. 

I still am on the lists of all the major wholesalers and still show up to showings occasionally on properties that might have enough margin for me but have not purchased recently from a wholesaler.Just like Adrien says, they provide a service of marketing and negotiating contracts for you.

Look at their marketing strategy.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Don’t forget. 2024 rent cap was 8.9% so you may never get “market rent”.

It requires no money upfront, so you will join thousands of others trying to do the same in your market.

Few agents in the market understand seller finance and the many ways it can be structured, and few will sometimes promote it, but the rest are just risk averse.