That being said I do have some discomfort using the term because it's relatively new (to me) compared to shows like McGilivray's Income Property which lead me to purchase my current "house hack".

All of this work has to be done at some point and usually leads to ongoing assessments that could cripple cash flow.

For example, he has a lead on an off market duplex that we want to get.

Ive got questions like who pays for utilities, if there is any water damage, if there's lead paint.

There's lots of eyes on your property, word of mouth by people sharing your listing with others helps you get even more leads, AND it's free. 

Many of us are wondering when the slow down will occur, but the economy is great with IT and Healthcare leading the way.

I give my realtor $500 to $1k, for a lead on an off market property that I buy.

As it might lead to vacancy, which cost you money for turnover, marketing, ... etc. 

Basically talent in my area wants 150-250K per year and I simply am not willing to make that type of pay cut unless they remove me from the business and I watch it grow from a warm awesome location.I have used Fivver in the past, everything from novelty birthday videos to advanced business marketing materials.  

We have been going to our local REIA and I look at Loopnet and Realtor.com pretty much daily but seem to be having trouble finding good leads or a commercial broker.