Which I know from being in other business that that does not look good to clients if I have to cancel showing or if I don’t show for showing and pay someone else to show my house I think you can pull it off as long as you set expectations properly with clients upfront and especially if you’re working with people you already know, like other fire fighters for example will be fine with your unpredictable schedule.

A simple phone call or e mail  Hey you sold my friends house they loved you would you come to our house and help us like you did them.My wife got one yesterday daughter of one of her clients.. she has a 600k house to sell and wants to buy a 750k house ..

This sounds like a house hack???

We bought a new primary house in November and had a rental contract on our old house that started Jan.1 2025. 

As a broker I did everything in house

The house includes high-end upgrades such as custom cabinetry, granite countertops and energy efficient appliances.

If I put all of my eggs in one basket (Florida in this case), paid off property and a hurricane blows everything away, FEMA is nowhere to be found and the insurance companies take years to pay what little claims they actually do pay, I suffer through it in a blown out house.

Is this in your wheel house?

Assuming you have access to MLS (Multiple Listing Service, a place for agents to list deals).1) Look for deals that look like investor-type of deals (e.g. low purchase price, ugly houses, or sometimes MLS will even say what type of financing it is)2) If the buyer's info is there, voila.  3) Otherwise, contact the realtor to look for leads (that will be more of a uphill battle, but you never know...)

Buffalo is predicted to be #1 2025 Small City Housing Market of the year.