i  would say househacking in expensive area is the best strategy.I got all tenants paying my mortgage , i never met them and they made the house more secured as well because there's always people in the house. 

Sales rep who finds the buyer and get's the down payment to secure the sale gets 20% of the fee.I tried this model when hiring reps and realized it didn't work since I was paying for all the overhead, supplying leads (like you) and the reps were not staying on top of the lead calls.

He says he doesn't have the money to pay the rent and to get a new place.

When using the seller concessions, there is no impact to your rates and the seller pays for your closing costs. 

It's what other are willing to pay but not a reflection of what you can.

Depending on different factors, primarily lot size and location, we have even been paying $1m+ for houses to tear down in Seattle and $2m+ in the Eastside . 

I just didn't know that for every Airbnb.com booking, my guest is paying 14% sales tax up front.

I will hire out a lawn service for mowing  ,but how do I go about  paying the water bill, not able to figure this out .

I ask as I am having a conversation with another on BP, and they were about to pay 140k for a duplex in N Collinwood that needs 20k in reno, TERRIBLE purchase.

This is going to keep bringing in more good paying jobs to this area, and will bring more renters who want to live close to downtown and are willing to pay higher rents.