I don't know how you get around this, so I write listing agreements with a co-op commission (ie buyer and seller broker) and then a non-co-op commission (seller broker only) at about half.2) Do NOT sign an exclusive buyer rep agreement.  90% of brokers with these will hang around until YOU find something and then pop up asking for their slice. 

If not, its going to be painful no matter how you slice it.   

No matter how you slice it you will need 20% in hand.

:DSorry to report this--it's a hassle no matter which way you slice it.

Additionally, the newfound ability for many individuals to work from home further increased demand for single family housing as people seek to optimize their living environments.Combine all that with the fact that during 2020, national single family rents grew by 3.8%, while multifamily saw a 0.8% decline – and the result is that institutional capital has collectively decided that single family is an asset class that deserves a slice of the Asset Allocation pie chart.

Are there management solutions that offer just that slice of the pie? 

Maybe you worked with someone you can tell me about or have an anecdote about your experience that might help.For reasons I don't think I am allowed to include in this post (how am I doing so far @Mindy Jensen and @Michael Sato) I am researching lenders that fit into a tiny slice of this venn diagram (that I will describe and not draw). 

Even if you end up with a slightly smaller piece of the pie, you still have two slices of pie instead of one.

If they do even one tiny slice of good work for you, they did it at no cost to you.Advantages of self-representation:  if you want to focus on FSBO which buyer agents will tend to avoid, you may get more exposure to that end of the market.

I recommend getting a smaller slice of the pie rather than no pie at all.