I truthfully didn't shop around brokerages very much, mostly because I already had experience working with Real Estate and knew the lay of the land.

But truth be told, we can only observe and make reasonable assumptions.

Is there any truth to this?

So there might be some truth to what @Kevin Felmlee said. 

Truthfully, if you want to find a deal here in LA, you must tell everyone and their moms that you buy Real Estate. 

I don’t know if there’s any truth to the 50% rule but if there is you should “make” $2,500/mo. 

Here's the hard truth - you probably only have two options - move or make more money.

Unless you have been attacked in a real life situation or been in the military combat, law enforcement etc. then speaking without experience is conjecture at best.The truth is people believe in false assumptions.

All funding of research will be dependent on only one outcome: truthful seeking of knowledge.

Yes, I'd love for you to ONLY use me as a realtor if I was able to win your business, but the truth of the matter is... when you share that you are buying off-market houses with 100 people, you will get more opportunities than if you share that with just 1 person.