I personally use a broker for my properties so they can shop around, unlike Allstate.

It seems like the American system (tax code, AFR, etc.) is set up to reinforce usury.

Although I haven't personally enrolled in such a course, a single free webinar bridged crucial gaps for me to kickstart my business in the "arbitrage" route.For those inclined towards purchasing STR, I recommend exploring the offerings of the Short Term Shop.

This way buyers can then shop buyer agents and the commission should be negotiated purely between buyers and buyer's agents which would result in zero possible collusion. 

We’re a one stop shop for everything you need.

They have a lot of little shops here and there and the whole place is walkable to the nth degree.

Even the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recommends that their CPAs get a cost segregation study done on properties over a purchase price of $750k.

I've seen it time and time again where an investor rate shops only to get a horrible experience and the deal fall out, only to go back to square one and find another lender that can perform. 

It was a brewery, then it was most recently a thrift shop.

I was introduced to the short term shop real estate team in Gatlinburg and I might make a purchase there first.