I no have affiliation or will get any kick backs from any business they may receive.

or is Homesearch.com just acting as a middle man to sell this property for the major bank in lieu of the 5% buyers premium that I assume is pocketed by Homesearch.com and hence Nation Star Mortgage since Homesearch.com is affiliated to them? 

These guys used to rank up big sites for valuable keywords and make tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per month off affiliate sales or Adsense revenue.

Unless you had too much money and were forced to diversify beyond what nearly all of us here could comprehend, I couldn't imagine tying up money in rentals when the cost of capital is historically cheap.If you are intent on having high monthly cash flow, wouldn't it make more sense to have cash instead???

Are they a broker-dealer or affiliated with one?

Check it out at http://www.atlassian.comI have no affiliation with this company other than being a user of their products. 

I have no affiliation with any of the sites recommended (Except a customer on fiverr)

However if you decide to join they credit it towards the membership (Which I think is in the $120 range for the year).I also am not affiliated with any of these meetings, but I will say that NEREIA is my favorite REIA right now.  

I am not affiliated with any of these companies but have used them in the past.usleadlist.commelissadata.comuniversal-mailing-lists.comrealquest.comfsboleadsusa.comLet me know if you have any questions.

(I'm not affiliated!)