I've heard many 'tales' of having listing agent also be YOUR buyer's agent on a REO to benefit you more other than going through another agent.I hope this clears my last question?

Yea I used Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Craigslist, Trulia, zillow, just put it out there on every social media platform.

It is a good cautionary tale, too. 

What area is your property in @Stas Finelt ? 

This means putting your website URL in your profile on BP, FB, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn...just about anywhere you can think of.

I have all the material on my website, but I will attempt to paste it in here in some kind of aggregate format.The tale begins during the heady market of 2013, when I overpaid for an overpriced inner city shack.  

The tale of the tape and some before-after pics are below.Purchase price: $1,475,000Renovation costs: $160,000Debt service: $33,000insurance,taxes,utilities,staging: $7000Closing costs: $6,800Agent commission: $124,000Sales price: $2,250,000Net profit: $445,000Holding time: 81 days

I am easy to find, just follow me on Instagram dammit!"

He's super responsive to my questions I ask him via Instagram messages.

At the same time it doesn't seem like they are ever going to be profitable as rentals and who knows how long it will tale to see any real appreciation.