Instead of selling property they make a few hundred k a year for themselves and stay on the golf course. 

She still had a few hundred thousand in the bank.

Zillow offers agents the ability to be featured on the website for hundreds or thousands of dollars per month depending on how much exposure the agent wants.

Not accounting for expenses that will happenMake sure that you set up a nice reserve account up front and continue to feed that account a few hundred each month. 

I've seen hundreds of out of state investors come to OKC! 

I review about 1,000 properties a week for clients nationwide.There are the serial buyers that are REIT's, funds,etc. that yes buy tens or hundreds a year and just want a deal and know how to spot it BUT there is a larger part of the market that needs help.These tend to be doctors, high level execs, business owners, UHNW families,etc. that want to invest in NNN but need experience to help guide them through the process.

You need to hold back at least a few hundred bucks for future repairs, capex, and vacancy.- Add Medical. 

When you pick the largest mortgage bank in the country that's known for having "meh" pricing to fund the largest mortgage marketing budget in the country with hundreds of script-reading LOs in cubicles who have all signed (& this is lawful) do-not-compete/do-not-broker agreements, yes commercial financing will be better. heh.If I ever went back to grad school and picked marketing as what I'd study, it would be how a large enough marketing budget can offset almost any other hurdle a business could possibly have, and Quicken Loans would be my case study.

On the listing side I have seen volume listers get a big portfolio of over a hundred million to sell from a developer,REIT, pension fund,etc. and agree to a below market commission.

I believe I can manage 50-60 units like this with minimal extra hours, goal is a few hundred tho.