You can keep trying to find a needle in the haystack ( a good deals on MLS) but it is an uphill battle, as you're finding out.

You are hoping for a needle in a haystack most likely and then trying to shift the blame to the agent not the market.

However, although I never completed a transaction, I spent three months trying to close a homeowner in pre-foreclosure and It was like finding a needle in a haystack.

I plan on putting a lot of offers out there for MLS properties, and will hopefully find a needle in a hay stack.

Its tough finding good deals and you'll need to put in a lot of work doing your own marketing, finding the needle in the haystack on the MLS, or through networking (wholesalers, agents, other investors, etc). 

When looking for low interest, low price, and low down payment, you are looking for a needle in the haystack.  

You have to dig through a pretty big haystack to find the needle in the middle.  

Finding builders insurance is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Finding the right subs are like finding needles in a haystack.

In NY and other hot markets, Seller Financing deals are like finding a needle in a haystack.