He still buys at a discount regardless of the strategy.

Alternatively they can purchase a portfolio of occupied homes at a discounted price because the seller of the portfolio in most instances first tried their hand at selling the homes individually to the owner occupant and after experiencing 13-15% in disposition fees and expenses realized its not worth the effort and better to package the assets and sell discounted to another investor.Keep in mind, most of these SFH's are in stagnant markets meaning limited appreciation and if you ever took the time to look at an amortization schedule  there's no meaningful principal paydown for many years.

We're able to find similar stuff that you'd get on the MLS but at a discounted price.

That way you can still get an additional discount, you have them do the work so no liabilities, and you shouldn't have to worry about those fees.

And I believe BP Pro's get a discount on Stacksource's fee. 

RAD buys them back at a “discount” of up to 4%, according to the circular.RAD also caps the amount of stock it will buy back from investors at 10% or less of all the shares it has outstanding, and investors can only sell 25% of their stock at a time, although the company said in another filing that it “routinely” allows investors to cash out all their holdings despite that provision.Or the company could decide not to buy back any stock at all.

We had to discount the heck out of those to get them sold. 

Also, if you have a long-term relationship with a local attorney, they may offer a discount for repeat business.

If the office is disorganized, their processes likely are, too.Other ConsiderationsExperience: Choose medium-sized firms—they balance resources and personal attention better than large or small firms.Fees: you cannot afford a discount property manager.

All my units beat average occupancy without discounting rates, but the mission beach units are not performing like they were shortly before covid.