i have seen many do very well getting on a team.Myself personally I would concentrate on listings 1000%  Buyers only if well knownand wont waste your time. 

I've heard good things, but not personally worked with them. 

I’m saying you have to do more of it on a consistent basis which most people do not have the budget for… I’ve never personally used the fake check mailer.  

I personally have found an abundance of deals where older landlords no longer wish to own but do not want to pay the capital gains tax. 

if anything then I would set a flat fee to pay them for their service and then if you do find a property that offers buyers agents money, in which almost all I have seen still do...then I would have the title company back out the amount you decided on and the agent gets the remainder of the amount of commission that's left over. 

I will say unique properties can sit since you are finding the "right" person.

@Denis Orlov I don't do STR, but I've rented one of my personal properties for arbitrage before. 

If you pay the loan off before selling or do a refi and have $1 of equity, it won’t affect your taxable gain. 2) if you stay 2 years you’ll have 14 years of personal use out of 22 years so 63.6% of the gain cane be exempted, up to $500k.

He knew the person selling this property and asked if we were interested.

I would suggest look for a property management company to manage the property for you and slowly increase the rent yearly before selling.