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If things go wrong on a $500K flip vs $1.5 million flip it is much easier to correct and you risk of losing money or not making the profit you want is quite a bit lower.

Please let me correct your first statement: Sellers "PAY" the buyer agent commission because that is most practical.

You are correct; I made an assumption that we wouldn't be able to sell through a realtor based on the factors against us.

If it were 2007 all over again and you knew you could sell at a record high, and invest your capital into conservative bonds and wait until the market corrected, would you?

I leave it to the reader to determine what path is correct for them. i will continue to advocate for direct bookings and being on multiple OTA platforms.  

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Read the RULES!

Check county recordsUse online search tools like PropStream, Reonomy, PropertyShark, etc.Use local GIS mapping tools (ask your county)Search online directories for LLC or TrustTalk to neighborsHire a skip tracerSend a letter to the propertyThere are a lot of options.

You should have an opt-out of the contract too, so if there is anything that you are not being represented correctly on you can opt-out of it as well. 

If that is in your lease, that is probably correct.