Sorry for my long answer to a short question....I'll sign exclusive for the deal realtor brings me only, if we build a relationship of trust I might consider time based, but will never sign one that restricts me from deals from other sources and/or requires me to compensation someone for a deal they had absolutely nothing to do with.

What you need is a Fannie Mae direct lender that does not have internal restrictions of 4 loans per borrower.

Prices have appreciated to the point where there should be equity given that HELOCs were restricted to 65%LTV some years ago now. 

I have  advantage of knowing area, country and certain restrictions which would not let everybody acquire these lands.  

Oddly enough, they seem to lose interest in my property rather quickly.

Again, with drought and watering restrictions in place, the tenant could be complying with the lease (to the extent permitted by law) and still the grass dies. 

Maybe the husband and the wife were at odds and he cremated her - and now wants nothing to do with her.

Thinking you can beat the odds by lowering expenses just does not work.

Most condominiums don't allow less than 30 day rentals, but the huge seasonal market and large demand for seasonal rentals along the beach will allow you to command a high seasonal rate.There are single family home communities in close proximity to the beach that are popular for nightly and weekly vacation rentals due to no HOA restrictions.

Because the incidental costs of acquiring capital from any source are going to be expensed into your transactions and paid by a tenant or buyer anyway, and with access to capital that I can get funded to you in 4-10 days or less, with virtually no headaches or personal qualifying restrictions (credit scores, DTI, number of properties already financed etc.) you can acquire many more properties per year.