Then I find some more buyers and repeat the cycle.Steph

I REPEAT !!

And repeat....

Yes --if Investor is ready go for it --take $10K or $7.5k your fee-and dont be too greedy with commissions--build relationship with Investor s--for repeat business.Is this a REO or from home owner ?

I see them most frequently in a divorce situation where one spouse terminates any interest in the jointly-owned marital home and grants the receiving spouse full rights to the property.

I wouldn't give up - just learn from the mistakes and don't repeat them.

Repeat the above enough times throughout the years until you are experienced enough to accurately do it yourself .

(1) extensive knowledge of the local real estate market and extensive knowledge of the property type your looking for (2) the ability to negotiate in the face of what might be complicating situations (bankruptcy, probate, foreclosure, etc.) and the longevity to have been through a thousand deals to find this one in a thousand opportunity.If we are talking about finding a property that has 30-50% profit potential once something else occurs (repositioning, rehab, new highway, etc.) than the scenario is much more frequent.

The problem with those is that they are updated yearly, maybe more frequently, and the old empty house address will still be listed.

Repeat for 70 days.