My name is Cam.

Once we knew were engaging Target (their largest retail lease of 2019, I might add), the owner of the portfolio I handle the leasing for hired an attorney who specifically negotiated a number of Target deals before. 

I started and operate one of the largest property management companies in Portland and Vancouver.

I read this article the other day and thought the different perspectives were interesting: Ray Dalio warns 'cash is trash' as Warren Buffett sits on $128 billion.As the title of the article suggests, you basically have Ray Dalio (billionaire founder of the world's largest hedge fund) arguing that "cash is trash" and warning investors against sitting on large amounts of cash, the value of which could get eroded away over time. 

I cam up with nothing, even though I would offer 15-20k over asking.

I think that when house hacking the intent is to get the largest amount of rent possible to increase your income.

What you call "when no service is being provided by the broker" could more accurately be described as "the largest liability the broker has where their e&o wont cover claims because principals to transactions are generally excluded from coverage". 

Originally posted by @Cam Chan:I have never used them before and wanted to make sure they are legit before I send them my info.

There is a budding tech industry here now and we have the largest public university in the country (based on enrollment).

@Shri Kanase There a few resources to use when making your decision, but the ideal things you might want look into are:Tertiary markets with populations over 70,000, you don't want to be the largest owner of properties and this will make sure there are enough people to flip homes to.