This downturn was really pronounced this year with most agents transaction volume down by 40% or more.

We sometimes get incentives from our wholesale lenders based on the volume of business we do, which get passed to the borrower. 

In business it's all about margins × volume.

Sadly, wholesalers have been bringing deals where one cannot make say $100K a flip but rather a number much smaller requiring me to do flips in volume.

If you make transactions easier, there is potential to increase volume by providing better information and transparency, making the market more attractive.

According to market data, the volume of mezzanine and preferred equity investments in commercial real estate has increased as traditional lenders pull back due to higher risk and regulatory constraints.

I'm thinking that this would also be a good time for me to add another property to my STR portfolio because I think prices will be more competitive once the transaction volume increases.

However, they might discount the Underwriting, Processing, or Doc fees if you do multiple deals with the same lender, such as a portfolio transaction or consistent volume. 

I KNOW who to connect with on any 1 certain action. - Volume.

However I will eventually need more volume and what  I'm doing is not really scalable.