The only way real estate will provide value for you in the hyperinflation scenario will be for you to procure a tenant that can give you a good or service that you need.

hey there, I just talked to them. what they do is essentially apply for credit cards in your name, charge a "procurement fee". very fast talking, urgent urgent, used car salesman conversation. 

Assists or directs in the procuring of prospects, intended to result in the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate.8.

Also, when you invest in turnkey properties with a strong turnkey real estate investment firm, you can often procure a more desirable property within your budget than you would have if you went out on your own.2.)

Real estate broker definitionsAs used in this chapter:(A)"Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1)Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2)Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3)Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4)Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5)Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6)Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7)Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8)Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9)Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

Outside of that, there's procurement of houses, rehab of houses, screening of tenants, management of payments & books, evictions, property taxes, managing contractors, and the list goes on.

(My lawyer indicated no concern with the Title insurance which he procured - but I'm going to follow-up on that with the title company just to be sure.)  

Because now the agent is your procuring cause in the purchase, should you go on to buy that particular house.

I've been hesitant to pull the trigger on more profitable properties because I have a similar mental block.

They’ve offered 10% commission on any deal I have a part in procuring and no base pay.