The NAR Settlement doesn't mean buyer agents won't get paid, it just means they need to be more transparent about it.Like others have said, your best bet to purchase with lower fees and overall better price is to prospect and find motivated sellers.

With everything easily laid out for them, we can all see exactly how much a rehab will cost, and it also motivates the contractors to get things done!

😎Ryan has been an awesome client , super motivated!

I would like to believe that the property was bought at a discount due to the condition but you never know what motivations people have.

-Ben, aspiring multifamily househackerWhy are you wasting time with time with someone with no motivation to sell?  

Quote from @Samuel Eddinger: @James McGovern - my wife was in attendance and she and I own 20+ properties Curious of the motivation/rationale for your wife to attend the meeting?

Based on the responses to buying a house, mommy daddy down payment $$$, and lack of motivation I wouldn't work with them to buy a house.

You won't really find "deals" on the MLS unless you find a motivated owner that has deliberately priced their property to sell fast.Otherwise, you look at properties on the market for 90+ days and make offers at an amount that makes your ROI work:)Yes, you may have to write 10, 20 or more offers, but write enough and someone will eventually say yes. 

He’s obviously not motivated by friendship, loyalty, reputation, fairness, morals or ethics.  

3) How do I connect motivated buyers with motivated sellers?