For a long-term hold, I wouldn’t be too concerned about the hill or alley access.

Their previous lease includes a portion of storage in the basement with laundry access(also in basement).Current set up: tenant occupies floor #2 with separate access to the basement for their laundry and storage.Future plan: reno basement and remove storage/laundry access for tenant.

Financing that next deal is our concern as we don't have cash reserves but we do have access to $100,000 equity in our current rental.

The agent will have access to the biggest platform to get the property sold though, the MLS, so forgoing even a cut rate agent will create more of a loss than the agent fees themselves. 

Also leveraging platforms like PropStream and Batch Leads are excellent strategies for building a solid buyer list.

These things need so much power that unless the site has access to major grid access point you're wasting your time. 

Basically stating I can use pictures for promotional uses, access to job site and fee if access denied, and other expectations. 

They often have access to off-market listings and can also help you navigate on-market listings on MLS.

Most Buyers don't even know that there is a public access portal to search local listings.

while still trying to keep up with the competition Do you rely more on direct-to-seller marketing, networking with agents, leveraging platforms like PropStream and Batch Leads, or just by looking at a lot of deals?