However, if you don't dictate how they find the deals or make it mandatory to see where they have driven, then there are many bird dogs out there willing to provide deals for some type of finders fee.

Often times, these new owners will be desperate to sell their old houses ASAP.Contact mortgage companies; they may know of people wanting to sell their old house/last houseHire bird dogs (sometimes even through craigslist “help wanted” ads)Send mailers to Bankruptcy court listingsSend advertisements, business cards to Accountants and CPA Firms: They have clients with financial problems where an investor can be of help.Send ads, mailers, business cards to real estate attorneysAdvertise “We Buy Houses” using Apparel with Logos: Hats, T-Shirts, Golf Shirts,Send to anyone getting their car repossessed: If the car is going the house isn't far behind.Send ads, business cards to carpet cleaners: Many of their customers are preparing a house for sale.Send mailers to charitable groups/churches: They frequently receive gifts of real estate, but they'd rather have the cash.Send ads, business cards to City & County Inspectors: Code violations and red tags.

While we were working on the deck, a young dude with a new Tesla X came over and Easter egged it for is (where it dances to the beat and the doors fly like a bird). 

Dont expect a dog to fly and a bird to bark. select a partner in business or life for their core nature.

Any rent delays / rental discounts need to be accompanied by strict documentation. 

And what gets me is that a true service animal accompanies the tenant almost everywhere whereas an ESA sits in the apartment all day waiting for the owner to come home from work. 

It's the old "birds of a feather", proverb.

.- read 10 business books- meet monthly with a businessmanHunt down off market deals in columbus and other areas to wholesale/ bird dog. - send 25 yellow letters - drive/ phone calls - billings wholesalers?

It is highly likely you will be able to find a partner...someone with experience who needs help bird dogging, maybe a little capital contribution, etc. ...you can learn from doing with them.  

I've even been told exactly how much more to offer to secure the deal.On the other side of the coin, I've had agents try to convince me to list my property low or accept a low offer so they can secure the contract....a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush....so the saying goes.In my opinion, the bottom line is that almost everyone is first and foremost representing themselves.