Age: I think it will but you can minimize it by being knowledgeable, professional, confident, and fair.  

I believe I hear what you are saying though, for sure -- that it's better, more fair, and more likely to get deals, if you yourself can show up to the table offering something.... in hard cashbut you still have to know how "fix and flip" works, how to renovate something, how to negotiate.... what contracts to do, how long things take.... etcthat was the concept I liked about Gator, is that it's a team that passes that niche off to the other person, who is good at that - and they can all structure deals together.... you have the deal guy.... the money guy.... the fix and flipper guy, etc. -- and they find deals that could be good for all of them - and everyone is helping each otherI think BiggerPockets will be a potentially pretty reliable place - I know that there's different roles, "finders", "buyers", "sellers".... maybe I can just find deals, and connect people together, and get some kind of small finder's fee for it, or something.... ok so that first 10-20k is important to just be able to provide - when getting into this....

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that policies are enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.

•Tenants demand prompt, high-quality service and without caring about cost •Vendors seek to earn as much compensation for their work as possible.Balancing these needs requires thoughtful stewardship, strong communication, and a commitment to fairness.

Any good agent can negotiate a fair commission out of the seller side if they are bringing an offer. 

When I go to get more work done, I use the person that was fairly priced and met my expectations that first time, I do not shop around again for the lowest deal.

Making long-term tenants even more valuable.Show the tenant what market rent is and ask them what a fair increase would be.

@John MaustellerTo be fair, the Colorado ski towns haven't literally banned STRs, but they have installed low caps on the number of permits and are getting to those caps only through attrition.

Would it break fair housing laws to say we are not willing to work with the program since it's not a source of income and they pay on their behalf?

@Robert Quiroz, I know this is fairly well covered at this point, but I align with Robert...