Cleaner on my first property was constantly texting me with requests, schedule changes, personal issues/TMI, super long messages etc so moving over to Turno has been a nice respite. 

Super rookie here so be gentle...I am exploring the option for a possible rent-to-own situation.

I would also say that markets like Manhattan are not super representative of most markets in the US - a lot of foreign investment I'd imagine in NYC, Miami etc - I'd guess a lot of these cash purchases are more about exchanging unstable or risky foreign assets/currencies for perceived stability/safety of US top metro residential real estateI think in a lot of other markets where this isn't relevant - I think most are cash offers being "king" as not having appraisal or other contingencies that might sabotage the sale after 30 days or so and make people re-list (sellers will take less to avoid this risk and downside)

Super negative attitude towards agents on this site and it makes NO sense.I think a lot of that has to do with people's misconception of what agents actually do.

With that being said I don't have a super high limit on my cards and I also am not on promotional terms anymore to get that 0% for 12 months or so.

@Charlie Brown, I'm not super familiar with your market specifically but I think this strategy works anywhere:- Find a boutique, niche, ideally aging broker/brokerage in your market, and start adding value. 

Kyle is growing super fast but SFRs seem to sit vacant for months. 

I block off super popular dates (like 4th of July week), then unblock them 2-3 weeks beforehand with much higher prices than I would have gotten if I'd left them open 6 months ahead. 

I heard a podcast mentioning a company that specializes in this called Super Hog.

Super cool!