Yeah @Drew Sygit, I am pretty sure we started the "flat fee" thing. 

Flat Fee MLS Brokers for sellers have been around for a long time, but Flat Fee Broker/Agents for buyers with a cash credit/rebate of the buyer agent commission are quite new and just starting to get some market share.

Two flats are essentially just houses.... they trade like houses and there is a lot of emotion involved.

As a top bird dog in the area, I’m connecting buyers directly to end users, bypassing the traditional marketing process altogether.

Since the NAR Sitzer-Burnett lawsuit settlement, I expect that innovative brokerages will start offering flat fee buyer services.

Sales Tax Breaks: Construction materials and services may be subject to lower tribal sales taxes—or exempt altogether.4.

Thing is, I will need to go DSCR loans from here on out or just stop buying new real estate altogether.

Since your lot is already zoned RS3, you can (by right) build a new SFH or 2-flat.

The withholding can also be stopped altogether, and only actual taxes owed will be collected by filing form MW506NRS at least 21 days prior to settlement and filing it with the Comptroller of Marylands office to get the exact actual tax owed calculated. 

Do you see them as a viable option early on, or is it better to avoid them altogether?