In all honesty, I don't think most realtors would take up flat fee for a listing, and if they did, they wouldn't put much effort in getting you the best price, since they get paid the same no matter what.

Money is EASY to make even if you're not great at running a business, you just have to try a little bit. a landlord gets a house, doesn't sink much effort into it and it's still profitable, why bother trying harder.

So, you can make money and learn invaluable lessons with a HH, but it's typically a much lower risk strategy than BRRR'ing, flipping or wholesaling--which are strategies that (when executed poorly) can easily bankrupt a beginner.Moreover, house hacking can be very lucrative, and there are multi-millionaires who built their fortunes on repetitive house hacking.Now, having said all that, house hacking isn't necessarily easy (if it were, everyone would do it)...it's just easier than the more advanced strategies...House hacking still takes significant due diligence, skill in analyzing the market and the property, time and effort to learn about tenant screening and property management, the ability to anticipate appreciation/depreciation trends, etc., etc., etc....and even with lots of skill and preparation, things will still go wrong (vacancy, plumbing leaks, bad tenants, etc.)

Thank you for sharing, I'm willing to start , I'm in a 9-5 Job and no to much money to start, but I know I can do it, Just putting faith and effort.

Be genuinely interested in other people.

It appears to me that wholesalers, in the form being discussed, exist because realtors have been unsuccessful at reaching them through the allowed advertising guidelines, or have chosen to ignore these niches due to a perceived lack of return on time/effort.

I was wondering how people would come up with that number, I am assuming there is some sort of formula for this, I know that a part of it also has to do with knowing your area, which just takes time and effort, I understand that part.

Choose a path because you understand it, can devote time and effort without sacrificing job or family commitments, and you have the skills/interest to make it work.The 5k is to understand every step in that path and what you have to do to get thru it. 

If the buyer is genuine and has the cash and reputation to close, then I'll go out of my way to accommodate the investor.

Talk with the Agent and see what they say and understand they have put in good faith time and effort to assist you in buying a home.