A large percentage of investors are managing them improperly, typically marketing and operating them like short-term rentals without realizing they are long-term rentals and long-term rental laws apply.I'm just trying to keep people from getting themselves into a pickle, but the masses don't seem to care.

Newer brokerage policies in our mls have more clearly separated listing and buyer broker fees, so you can likely interview nearby buyer brokers who will provide the service for a set cost or possibly work with you to represent you on an agreed upon sales commission where if seller doesn’t offer to cover it, there’s a minimum you’ve agreed to pay to broker on any purchases that are realized through their service.

So let me know if you need a boots-on-the-ground view.It's an interesting area around here, I think it has not realized it's full potential.

This is the way^^ You'll realize that cash is a commodity.

I currently am flipping a house locally, but I’m quickly realizing I need OPM to scale my business. 

As simple as it sounds first thing to do is realize this will not get better, and faces a good chance of getting worse.

Ive recently started the process of looking for multi properties home in my area but soon come to realize that I would be losing and going into debt if I was to buy.

A good one will realize that a little time investment up front will likely turn in to future commissions. 

Today Buyers will need to be more savvy which they should be making the biggest investment in their life.They can source online information but realize now when they go shopping they are gonna have to pay for it out of pocket.This will 100% reduce the number of agents out there which is not a bad thing, and it will be very good for those agents who are good at what they do.

It takes much more than people realize to be a real estate agent but the reward is so worth it.