Agents, unlike investors, do not have to control a property, rather they represent FOR ANOTHER individual (either buyer or seller) and facilitate the property directly as a liaison to either buyer or seller For property directly.  

As a general rule of thumb, they found the Tenant and would be considered the "procuring cause" for that Tenant to purchase the home, so they should be compensated.6% when they didn't have to do any marketing and they only represent one side?

A great example, I can't remember the numbers but I'll make numbers up that represent the scenario.

Reference to the realtor commission, then only if there was a realtor involved and what they worked out with whomever they were representing. 

@John ThomasIf you want to develop your rental property and reach financial freedom with real estate investments then begin early following these basic steps: research, network with professionals, look for a local market, put together a team of experts in this field, assess your financial situation, specify the criteria for investments, adopt baby steps, get to know all the details about the area where you want to invest money, then invest them or take part in any riveting event after thoroughly examining it.Put together a group of pros—people like farm operators, land agents, building firms' representatives, lawyers who handle real estate law issues or litigators dealing with real estate disputes, loan officers.

I know many wholesalers who are licensed agents, and the only thing they have to do is disclose they are real estate agents in the contract and they are not representing the seller in the transaction, but nothing else.It will be interesting to see if in VA they will require additional disclosures or not

@Summer Dechanukul If your agent really represented that the home was in good working condition and actually told you that you didn’t need an inspection to verify, you should report him to his broker and file a complaint with the state real estate board, maybe talk to an attorney about a civil suit for damages against the agent and broker if they misled you.

Also make sure you are represented by an agent instead of the new home sales agent represent you.

Which entity most efficiently represents AND protects a money lender?

On this deal, I was representing a moderately experienced buyer whom I have worked with twice previously in a purchase of a relatively new small multi-family building.This is my review of a transaction that did not make it to close, which highlights the process of going through an inspection period with an experienced investor-friendly agent and how that process worked correctly for the buyer.