You need to have the ability to make changes on-the-fly,  the ability to cut your losses in an instant, and the power to make all critical decisions that will make the deal perform they way you want and not the way some unscrupulous syndicator wants.

I like my agent, and he'd ostensibly lose his payday, but this is business.

I recently bought a property that appraised for $30k more than the purchase price (65% LTV) and so I was hoping to use some of that "instant equity" to lower my down payment but unfortunately, the bank still required me to put 20% down.         

I started making income off it instantly and just started income on my other house which is paid for free and clear.

But we live in the age of fanboy/girl instant gratification requirements.

Taxes are generally optional if you have a long term strategy and can wait for your payday.

Do they want to get an instant offer on Zillow? 

This will help you instantly determine if a deal is worth learning more about or not.

The issue I seem to have is burning a low down payment opportunity with FHA and get instant cash flow.

For example, you can get 70% of ARV funded by a credit partner if you either come up with the remaining 30% on your own, or bring a deal with 30% instant equity.