If they did, they wouldn't be posting on Bigger Pockets, they would be a bond trader and a billionaire multiple times over.

I'm not greedy.  

So to get buyers... remember there is ONE formula for SEO.You do the exact same thing you would do for motivated sellers.The formula stays the same, the variables within the formula adapt now to "buyers".See for motivated sellers this is what matters:credibility because a lot of "us" are scammers and greedy wholesalers and they exploit sellers and this is sadly common knowledge.

There are not many other cities where one can live 2 miles from a trailhead and 5 miles from a Trader Joe's for as little money.

Look for great value when you invest and try to be greedy when you identify it. 

I watched as business such as Trader Joes, Chick Fil A, Whole Foods, etc. started setting up shop here.

So, EVERY broker or trader is self taught.

This protects your business in case the owner gets greedy and jacks rent or decides to kick you out and run their own STR. 4.

It may not matter, but giving them the true reason can at least help them understand and know your not a 'greedy landlord'. 

The primary reason I credit the fee back to their first months rent is to support a perception that i'm NOT a greedy landlord, a perception many tenants have in the SF Bay area.