If you are being represented by a realtor consult with them what the typical earnest monies are for an offer.

Payment of this fee by you does not represent a waiver by us for this breach of the Lease.

My advice: Use an agent who has experience in representing multifamily investors.

Obviously, there is a spectrum, but those are pretty representative groups. 

On the calls, they only go through Zillow and tell you to scroll and click FAST 😬 and you can find listings by the owner, not a realtor representing the owner.

Generally speaking, the landlord is expected to pay for a leasing commission for both their leasing broker and the broker representing the tenant.

Find an investor-friendly agent in your area — some RE pros specialize in foreclosure, so if after research you're confident that that's the way you want to go, I would find one who can work with you and help guide and represent you in your next transaction. 

Find the elected official that represents your area and contact them.

In fact listing brokers and agents often dreamt of selling their own listing to a buyer that either they found or a buyer who was not “represented” so that could pocket the whole commission.  

Call agents in the area that are listing a renovated house, or call agents who represented a cash buyer on a fixer upper.