I invest in developments nowadays but, even when I was purchasing properties, I did so directly from the sellers so I only dealt with agents on the sell side.If I was in your situation, I would find the properties and then contact the listing agents.

Nowadays I could live off the income.

That's how I personally invest nowadays.

🤷‍♂️It seems like investors nowadays believe they are "smarter" and want to do it all themselves.Although I'm bias, I still believe this DIY approach to be a recipe for disaster for many.But who am I to judge?

Nowadays we've only been sticking to class A properties (avoiding super high-class) because they tend to attract A class residents :) 

Those scary looking guys with neck tats that work on those large steel erections at a petrochemical refinery.I don't carry, but peace is always within my reach.

Market is so constrained that it would have to be some horror movie type stuff to justify that kind of discount, and even then someone would still take it for 1/3 of that discount (at worst) nowadays

Just a heads up, though, finding those dream deals might be trickier nowadays, so be ready to invest a bit more upfront.Also Keep an eye on your budget as you scale up.

Nowadays I use what I've learned and help investors building their rental portfolios in class C neighborhood while personally I either build Padsplit in class C or build high end vacation rental in class A area and hold them. 

The term “real estate” or “real property” means the land plus anything growing on it, attached to it or erected on it, including man-made objects, such as buildings, structures, roads, sewers, and fences, but excluding anything that may be removed from the land without injury to the land.Krocs genius was own the land erect a building and in that building rented to a franchisee, sell what Kroc created.