Especially when you have multiple properties. 

. § 240.10b-5It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, by the use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange,(a) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud,(b) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.

Good agents generally do not discount their fees or structure engagements in the manner you described, because their time and resources are better allocated elsewhere. 

I am primarily interested in filing, but I am interested in potentially engaging in more tax advising and planning services.

Did having access to multiple lending options improve outcomes, or did you prefer dealing with one lender directly? 

I have even seen Apartments .com be the same, but they do allow renters to ultimately save $ in application fees by applying to multiple places...With that said, myself & most other investors or coworkers in my brokerage use MySmartMove.com with Transunion.

I'm skeptical of most investors who are purportedly turning multiple BRRRR's a year where they are cashing out their total investment.

Most of them did not give us a quote or even show up when we scheduled multiple trips to drive three hours one way and block off rental income time to meet them.

There is low inventory in CT so houses should not sit on market for any extended period  “My realtor has been flexible, but I’ve only worked with him on purchases (I bought multiple properties through him).

If multiple applicants at the same time then the most qualified.