Hi all,My usual agent has gotten far too popular (b/c she is awesome), so I am looking for a very hungry agent that can spend time finding ME deals.  

It can be done - similar to the ever-popular BRRRR model. 

depends on the property and how much you know about it  ….possible to do a " pre inspection " ..this  has been popular in the NW  in  multiple offer situations

It's popular in certain ways because it's somewhat more affordable than 37206.Depending on what you do and how nice you make your renovation, you should be able to sell it pretty quickly if it's priced right. 

Still, it's cheaper than hard money.The $100,000/$1,000 is a popular metric to qualify a property.

In these locations, we rent furnished rooms, since most international students are arriving with a suitcase and ambition, this approach has proved to be popular.  

You can create a rental listing that is posted on all of the popular online "for rent" platforms.

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Strategy wise some of it is personal preference but house hacking and buy & hold are both popular options.

I'm wondering if one or two programs are regarded as more popular here at BP, and if there are any bad deals (overcharging, weak software, bad capabilities) to look out for.