I'm not claiming that's the case, I've just heard the rumors and think it would make sense IF that was the case. 

Makes sense.

So far, my spidey senses haven't gone off. 

In my market, almost all sellers are still offering buyer compensation so you could hire an agent hourly, pay them, and then the seller will also pay them comp on your behalf so it doesn't really make any sense to do and no good agents will do this in my opinion.

If your clients/or yourself put the time into learning and figuring out a niche in the RE world that excites you, start looking for deals that make sense and always run the numbers.

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We refer folks to bank-type lenders regularly throughout the year when that make more sense for our clients. 

If you find someone that seems to know a lot of people needing your services, wouldn’t it make sense to focus more resources on them?

For me, if I wasted even half a day trying to find one rather than buying this one it just would not have made sense. 

Really only makes sense as @Chris Seveney mentioned if you have a solid, long term relationship with the seller and you are doing a very high volume rehabs