It would give me time to vet the local PM's.DFTBA - You tryin to start the newest cultural trend here!?!

You can make money using an agent, it is just harder to do.......... there are other ways.I am a broker and understand the agent culture........it is an honorable business......it is a lot of hard and long work that agents are involved in.......it is sometimes a thankless job.As investors we need to find the unwanted, unlisted ugly real estate with equity and with motivated sellers; houses, commercial and non-conforming properties to survive in this competitive real estate business.

We live in a culture where I don't think there are very many serious investors.  

We live in a culture where I don't think there are very many serious investors.

It's an up and coming area full of beautiful old bungalows, we have some of the best restaurants and breweries in Tampa and a very colorful and artsy culture among the residents.

Agent only show you listed properties, you need to find unlisted or expired listings, I am a broker in Baltimore, I find agents to be for the most part non responsive to investor's needs.Most want the quick in and out deal, nothing too complicated, show me the commission thought is their primary motivation, most do not counsel, don't understand creative financing, delayed settlement, Control and Roll, or the many clauses to benefit investors, a skinny contract offer or what to exclude in their 35 page standard purchase contract.SORRY AGENTS, I have been in your culture for over 40 years, I live and understand it.I know this is a silly statement, but I'll make it anyhow; "If agents knew what we investor know about real estate and the money we make, thy wouldn't be agents representing others, they'd be their own best client."

All that happened is we had a pointless cultural war for a year and wasted 100 million dollars of taxpayer money fighting over it. 

Amazing for arts and culture. 

I host a monthly local investors meetup at Johnny's Irish Pub on Culver/Merchants every last Wednesday of the month starting at 7pm, you should come and network and meet other local investors!

You should study the following:Population Trends over the last decadePopulation Income over the last decadePopulation Age over the last decadePopulation DensityEthnic and Cultural Breakdown of the CommunityHow many households exist?