@Rebecca ReadusA couple thoughts:-- When working with house-hacking clients, I set up searches for listings with the words "walk-out" and any derivation of those words in the listing.

You can find the deals, just have to be connected to the locals and walk into those units reeking of cat piss and say "Smell's like a deal, baby".

Hi Nick,  I am a big believer in crawl, walk, run, sprint, fly --- get good at crawling first.   

Built walk-in shower, kitchenette, nook, walk-in closet, covered outside deck area, added fire pit, split yard.

At any time, they could have pulled the plug and walked away paying us nothing.  

If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to learn sports" he would walk away.

After splitting the assignment fee with a real estate agent who found the end buyer, I walked away with a modest fee of $4,000.

Smart buyers understand the value of a Buyer's agent and it certainly is not just to open doors.  95% of my clients are out of state investors purchasing in a market that they do not know nor live in, they count on me to walk the property, access repairs, provide comps and short term rental numbers, arrange and be present for inspections, as well as my ability to assist them getting their short term rental set up for them long distance.  

Walk to down town Pasadena and the Rose Bowl. 

They are not going to walk away form $1,000 super low rent too willingly.