So basically Redfin/Zillow/MLS is just not going to be a great resource for finding deals.

These are listed on the MLS through an auction house and you CAN go tour the property before-hand, often with a buyer's agent if you wish.

Purchase price: $245,000 Cash invested: $80,000 I served as the buyer's agent acquiring this property.

Sometimes you can find firsthand experiences that don't show up immediately in basic searches.3.

If you are meaning you'd like your Realtor to spend marketing dollars targeting buyers in other areas, you'd need to discuss that with your Realtor.

So far, I am just breaking into the industry with a single-family buy and hold  strategy that, from what I can tell is basically the BRRRR strategy.

For instance, said property manager manages maintenance issues, problems that arise during bookings, basically anything that needs a physical person at the property, while I manage the rest?

If the property is vacant, you will attract a larger pool of buyers as not everyone looking for a house wants to use it as a rental. 

The frequent travelers that like to do repeat business, cherish those basic things.

I’ve often seen 5 units sell for the same or less than 4 units because there are less buyers and the financing is worse.