Think why an owner would bother dealing with someone to collect 11% when they could put it in the bank and get 10% that is insured by the government in your hypothetical situation. 

Don't bother with rented.com.

I wouldn't bother targeting people that owe less than $1000 to be honest

Personally, in this type of situation, I would not bother.

I don't know how to set the market for paying him.Please don't bother with "never hire friends" responses; I know the drill.

It doesn't bother her that much.

We also buy very unloved buildings under the assumption that we will be gutting the building and replacing almost everything ... so typically do not bother with engaging an inspector or engineer unless we see something out of the ordinary (in a bad way) or we are having a Phase 1 done.However, in the beginning before we had acquired our present level of comfort and experience, we sent an inspector into most buildings ... if for no other reason than to provide input into maintenance and renovation planning.

As such, I often don't bother running comps on flipping a two bedroom, as there just aren't many 2/1 houses that sell for much and instead I'll run a quick 'what if' scenario adding a master suite and do a CMA as if it were a 3/2 with 400 sqft more.

Why bother with mentorship when you can get all of your questions answered right here on the forums

This will also work to inform tenants of the sale, in the event the seller didn't bother to.