The great thing about being an agent is you can monetize those leads into listings if that is what works for the seller. 

A person can certainly monetize a BG, SBLC, CD, etc. with little problem IF the transaction is real.

Even if you find a rental property that you can purchase with $10k down it is unlikely you will clear $450/mo. net income to pay the loan, and then you've tied up all your reserves.

I've been learning a little about note investing and seller financing and it occurred to me that there might be a way for me to monetize seller leads, I might otherwise have passed on to a realtor. 

I think as long as your management fee is at market rates you are monetizing the "headache" portion of your business.

Texans really know how to monetize land.  

I am about to close in a week and while I didn't get the best deal, I got a decent deal given my criteria (newer multifamily close to home).Here are the highlights:Asking price: $190k  Final price: $165kGross Rents: $1,655/moMaint/Exp/Ins/Tax/Vac: $1,120/moNet Operating Income: $495/moWith a cap rate of 8.1% and cash on cash rate of 12% it is not the best deal, but I had to start somewhere and I have used this as a huge learning experience.

Monetize the cost-benefit, outside of the health standards of course, and put that into your cash flow analysis.Keep us updated on you approach. 

Client owns a portion of an existing shopping center, and some of his portion is undeveloped (the “surplus property”).I attempted to buy the surplus property for my own development purposes, but I could not come to terms with the Seller.Seller (not a real estate guy) decided to attempt to self-develop the surplus.This is where my “Seller” became my “Client” as he hired me to handle the development for him.I’d put in a lot of time, but now the only way to monetize the opportunity was to pull out some consulting fees.He hired me (yes, we had a contract) to determine what to build, how much rent could be expected, to coordinate with the other tenants, navigate through the leases, the REA, etc.It now appears he is not going to pay me the last installment of my fee.Can I file a lien?

As Blackstone has already $6 Billion on 40,000 properties across the country, imagine how much more they could do when they don't have to rely on equity and credit lines, and can monetize their cash flows as well.