You need to make sure your tenant screening is very thorough and also your property security is top notch.

It is also more common in the private money space, to bait and switch.

It depends on a lot of factors; primarily the local jurisdiction rules that may limit lease changes (in Portland/Oregon rent, security deposit, screening fees, an no-cause evictions are heavily regulated).

Post '08' people had the luxury to analyze for "cheap" vs the pre-'08' pricing and feel a sense of security in there current price acquisitions. 

If the agent is doing the marketing, finding the potential buyers and possibly working with other agents to help you secure a deal then I would still charge 2.5% for my listing services and 2.5% to any buyer's agent. 

I suspect that you'll have better luck with a local bank or private money, though it likely will still be challenging. 

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?.

You can also message me if this is an option you're seriously considering and I'm happy to chat with you about BiggerPocket's private community for syndication investors called PassivePockets.

They were a hard money / private mortgage lender out of Las Vegas doing about $30 million annually.