I own a large portfolio of buy and hold rentals in Memphis and I work exclusively with OOS clients that buy here in Memphis.

In the exclusive period every thing is the same except that only owner occupant bids are considered.  7. 

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You may want to ask @Scott Smith as well, he's a great lawyer that works exclusively with Investors to help them protect their assets. 

I own a bookkeeping business working exclusively with REI.

I personally have no consumer debt and use my ability (w-2 income) to borrow money exclusively to buy things that positive cash flow.

After living through the 2008 downturn I am now focused exclusively on Class C multifamily and mobile home parks.  

Is a subject to deal even worth exploring with an agent who has a property listed with an exclusive right to sell contract?

I've be selling for 25 years, I know a ton of people, I network pretty hard, even today, and none of the agents I've dealt with this week on actual potential sales on both buyer and seller side have I ever heard of before or talked to before.I'm sure there are some markets that can be a little more exclusive or closed especially if it in a certain neighborhood, or certain demographic, or even a certain profession. 

If I don’t rent out the other unit  (using the whole property as primary) does that increase the pro rata of exclusion enough to offset the rental income not received from the other unit for the 3 years ( 36000) in the 3 years?