When I moved here it was reasonable, but because of the recent explosion in the market, I am forced to find more desperate ways of looking for a home.

There is no exception carved out for "I'm not selling real estate - I'm only marketing the contract" or any of the other BS excuses that wholesalers use to justify stealing equity from uninformed or desperate sellers.There is no end to commission-only jobs in the world. 

The results is denied applications, disappointment and desperation from tenants to find a place where they can move in because they are being pressed by a deadline.

She said she was desperate for a rental and, besides, this scammer told her he was doing "God's work" as a missionary (blah, blah, blah; a common ploy used around here) so of course she believed him.What I'm seeing (at least in my neck of the woods) are increasingly desperate people looking for a rental they can afford.Gail

Supporting skills include the ability to pester 1,000 people while looking for the 1 desperate person who has no idea of market value, realtors or auctioneers. 

The building is owned by the city landbank currently, and is in desperate need of repair.

@Joe S.They seem desperate to sell it since they don’t live there.

I know I'm not going to make any friends with this post... but my dear fellow investors.. do you have any idea how intrusive it is to not only get constant texts, phone calls, emails, letters (not as friends but from owner info taken from tax rolls), and now that investors are so desperate I have people calling and texting my PARENTS to see if I will sell my Texas properties.

I’ve recently Started reading about wholesaling and I am desperate to get into investing.

Traditionally, a man is not considered marriageable until he own a house/apartment (skipping the true commie era when no one owned anything), so the desperation to get into buying is really high.