I am almost thinking of a strategy where one routinely offers massive low ball buying prices in hopes of getting a small percentage of the deals.  

Well, and my agent whose been amazing at searching through the rubble to find deals that make sense.Best advice is 3 fold:  1) BP Podcast is a must   2) Read or reread Rich Dad Poor Dad   3) Find an agent who works mostly with investorsI still have so much more to learn but my passion makes it kinda easy (routinely reading about REI 2 hours a day).Cheers!

Ok, so I can picture the raised eyebrows and perhaps even a curious look from @Joshua Dorkin right now... but please bear with me and read on.This topic has been raised by other users here, and here and several other posts but only a few of them have many people willing to comment.

The need for a tax lawyer should be pretty rare - something like a 1031 or low-income tax credits may require it, but a specialist should be available via referral from a good Real Estate lawyer.Even for routine IRS issues - a CPA or even Enrolled Agent can represent the investor.

Read the forum here as a daily routine.

Yes, the 1st mtg routinely pays a portion, usually 5-10% of the seconds balance. 

Attorney services and PI routinely skip trace missing persons in order to service papers.

On the MLS most area's have a really stiff fine if they catch the agents giving out login info, I routinely use Zillow then drop back to realtor.com for more info as it has pretty much all the information except for the disclosure paperwork.

Home visits by the counselors are routinely done both to ensure the vets are paying their share of the rent and utilities and to check out the condition of the property.  

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