I learned this when we had a unit being worked on and one of the workers clogged it for me when it was under reno!     

We've had thousands of folks flee even more pricey metros (NYC, Boston, Chicago, etc.) come down here since Covid so, although it's relatively cheap for them by comparison, it just makes getting even decent returns tough. 

Temple is a very tough area to rent right now.

@Tyler Stone, that's a tough one.You're basically asking a broker to take on additional liability (since anything you do in real estate could conceivably be tied to them), but offering to give them nothing in return since you're stating up front you won't be doing any listings.Your best bet is going to be networking and trying to find small/independent brokers.Anyone with a brand name, e.g., RE/Max or Keller Williams, is going to have pressure from their own management to "perform" and weed out agents who don't sell/produce enough, which means they won't even consider you if you're saying you have no intention of doing any transactions under their umbrella.I know people who have done what you describe, but they either already had a close friend who was a broker who was willing to take them on, or in one case they bit the bullet and just became a broker themselves (which is fine but is additional time and expense).

It is actually a very low margin business and it is tough to do profitably. 

It is a tough gig and not getting any easier.  

The following applies to the three major tenant pools in Las Vegas, but I suspect it may be similar in other areas.In my demographic research, I found that tenant stay strongly correlates with monthly rent, as shown below.Comments on the three tenant pool segments:Transient - This tenant pool is primarily low-skilled hourly workers making little more than minimum wage.

Driving for dollars was tough.

I did not follow through with traditional financing because 75% of income is derived from a monthly military benefit and my business partner is a travel nurse/ contract worker so her W-2's don't reflect her true income.

Which made me wonder if he is using HOA money to pay for this maintenance worker.