They are the responses I expected but I just wanted to give myself a piece of mind that I was being unreasonable.

Welcome Kevin, Strictly personal opinion: there is no such thing as "unreasonable", either go home or go big, as long as your plan it out correctly and have the discipline to fulfill your commitment.

Answering in the negative would have most folks feeling unreasonable.

If so, it's not unreasonable to ask for POF.

The only thing you're doing wrong is expecting unreasonable results.  50 postcards is a waste of effort.  

In my opinion, if you only have $100 or so for a marketing budget, it is unreasonable to expect a deal...not to say that one wont come, but taking into account your (probably) limited experience level, you really need to spend about $1,000 on YL's to owners of more than 10 years++ in a specific zip code that you know will produce a deal (don't go way out in the middle of no where).  

Once you have proven to the agent that you will be helping her generate a steady income stream by representing you on deals, I would think that she should be willing to "help you out" by running comps for you, giving you MLS access (if that's legal in your area), etc.But, until you prove to her that she's going to make money off you, she doesn't know for certain whether you're a tire-kicker or a serious buyer, and it's not unreasonable that she'll want to ensure that she gets paid for any time that she spends helping you when there is no chance she'll get paid.

Your inquiry reminds me of my sister who mentioned putting money with a financial advisor that offered returns that seemed unreasonable.

They certainly can create an unreasonable need.From a solution based approach I like two types.

HUD Memorandum, June 12, 2006, regarding Insurance Policy Restrictions as a Defense for Refusals to Make a Reasonable Accommodation According to the Joint Statement on Reasonable Accommodations, an accommodation is unreasonable if it imposes an undue financial and administrative burden on a housing provider's operations.